Chelaethiops Rukwaensis
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''Chelaethiops'' is a genus of freshwater
ray-finned fishes Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fish or actinopterygians, is a class (biology), class of Osteichthyes, bony fish that comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. They are so called because of their lightly built ...
belonging to the
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Danionidae The danionins are a group of small, minnow-type fish belonging to the family Danionidae. Species of this group are in the genera clades ''Danio'' and '' Devario'' (which also includes ''Chela'', ''Laubuka'', ''Microdevario'', and ''Microrasbora ...
, the danionins or danios. The fishes in thuis genus are found in lakes and rivers of
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. While commonly called "sardines", they are not related to the true sardines of the family
Clupeidae Clupeidae is a family of clupeiform ray-finned fishes, comprising, for instance, the herrings and sprats. Many members of the family have a body protected with shiny cycloid (very smooth and uniform) scales, a single dorsal fin, and a fusiform ...
.


Species

''Chelaethiops'' contains the following species:Chelaethiops bibie The Lake Turkana sardine (''Chelaethiops bibie'') is an African species of freshwater Actinopterygii, ray-finned fish belonging to the Family (biology), family Danionidae. It is found in the Nile, Nile River and Shebelle River, Webi Shebeli, and i ...
'' ( Joannis, 1835) (Lake Turkana sardine) * ''
Chelaethiops congicus ''Chelaethiops congicus'' is an African species of freshwater fish in the family Danionidae. It is found in the Congo River basin and in the Lake Tanganyika Lake Tanganyika ( ; ) is an African Great Lakes, African Great Lake. It is the world ...
'' ( Nichols & Griscom, 1917) * ''
Chelaethiops elongatus ''Chelaethiops elongatus'' is an African species of freshwater fish in the family Danionidae. It is found in the Congo River The Congo River, formerly also known as the Zaire River, is the second-longest river in Africa, shorter only than th ...
'' Boulenger, 1899 * ''
Chelaethiops minutus ''Chelaethiops minutus'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is endemic to Lake Tanganyika and its outflow, the Lukuga River and is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. Juvenile ''C. ...
'' (Boulenger, 1906) * ''
Chelaethiops rukwaensis ''Chelaethiops'' is a genus of freshwater Actinopterygii, ray-finned fishes belonging to the Family (biology), family Danionidae, the danionins or danios. The fishes in thuis genus are found in lakes and rivers of Africa. While commonly called " ...
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, 1939)
(Lake Rukwa Sardine)


References

* Chedrinae * Freshwater fish genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Cyprinidae-stub