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Phenacogrammus
''Phenacogrammus'' is a genus of African tetras found in Middle Africa. Species There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus: * '' Phenacogrammus ansorgii'' (Boulenger, 1910) * '' Phenacogrammus aurantiacus'' ( Pellegrin, 1930) * ''Phenacogrammus bleheri'' Géry, 1995 * '' Phenacogrammus deheyni'' Poll, 1945 * '' Phenacogrammus interruptus'' (Boulenger, 1899) (Congo tetra) * '' Phenacogrammus major'' (Boulenger, 1903) * '' Phenacogrammus polli'' J. G. Lambert, 1961 * '' Phenacogrammus stigmatura'' ( Fowler, 1936) * '' Phenacogrammus taeniatus'' Géry, 1996 * '' Phenacogrammus urotaenia'' (Boulenger Boulenger is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Benjamin Boulenger (born 1990), French footballer * Edward George Boulenger (1888–1946), British zoologist, director of aquarium at London Zoo * George Albert Boulenger (1858–1 ..., 1909) References Alestidae Fish of Africa Taxa named by Carl H. Eigenmann {{Characiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Congo Tetra
The Congo tetra (''Phenacogrammus interruptus'') is a species of fish in the African tetra family, found in the central Congo River Basin in Africa. It is commonly kept in aquaria. Description The Congo tetra has a typical full-bodied tetra shape with rather large scales. When mature, the iridescent colors of the Congo tetra run through the fish from front to back, starting with blue on top changing to red through the middle, to yellow-gold, and back to blue just above the belly. It is not its fluorescent colors that make this tetra so distinct, but rather its tail fin, which develops into a grayish-violet feathery appendage with white edges. The males get up to 3.0 inches (8.5 cm). Females up to 2.75 inches (6 cm). The male is larger with more color, also the tail fin and dorsal fin are more extended. They also have different colors and extensions in the caudal fin. Aquarium trade and keeping Congo tetra are a popular aquarium species. However, their larg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phenacogrammus Interruptus
The Congo tetra (''Phenacogrammus interruptus'') is a species of fish in the African tetra family, found in the central Congo River Basin in Africa. It is commonly kept in aquaria. Description The Congo tetra has a typical full-bodied tetra shape with rather large scales. When mature, the iridescent colors of the Congo tetra run through the fish from front to back, starting with blue on top changing to red through the middle, to yellow-gold, and back to blue just above the belly. It is not its fluorescent colors that make this tetra so distinct, but rather its tail fin, which develops into a grayish-violet feathery appendage with white edges. The males get up to 3.0 inches (8.5 cm). Females up to 2.75 inches (6 cm). The male is larger with more color, also the tail fin and dorsal fin are more extended. They also have different colors and extensions in the caudal fin. Aquarium trade and keeping Congo tetra are a popular aquarium species. However, their la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phenacogrammus Aurantiacus
''Phenacogrammus aurantiacus'' is a species of freshwater fish in the African tetra family. Individuals of the species may reach a length of . The fish has silvery sides with a central broad dark band that starts just behind the gills and runs to the caudal fin. The colour of the band varies greatly in intensity between individuals of the species. It is found in central Africa, in the Kouilou basin within the Republic of the Congo (RotC), and the Ogooué basin (which lies in both Gabon and the RotC). The species also inhabits the middle and upper reaches of the Congo River and associated waterbodies of the Congo basin. (The two Congo countries—RotC and DR Congo—both encompass parts of the Congo river and basin.) The IUCN The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natu ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phenacogrammus Urotaenia
''Phenacogrammus urotaenia'' is a species of fish in the African tetra African tetras (family Alestidae, formerly spelled Alestiidae) are a group of characiform fish exclusively found in Africa. This family contains about 18 genera and 119 species. Among the best known members are the Congo tetra, and African tiger ... family. It is endemic to the Ntem and Ogowe River basins in Gabon and Cameroon, Africa. This species reaches a length of . References *Paugy, D. and S.A. Schaefer, 2007. Alestidae. p. 347-411. In M.L.J. Stiassny, G.G. Teugels and C.D. Hopkins (eds.) Poissons d'eaux douces et saumâtres de basse Guinée, ouest de l'Afrique centrale/The fresh and brackish water fishes of Lower Guinea, west-central Africa. Vol. 1. Coll. Faune et Flore tropicales 42. Istitut de recherche pour le développement, Paris, France, Muséum nationale d'histoire naturelle, Paris, France and Musée royale de l'Afrique centrale, Tervuren, Belgique. 800 p. Alestidae Freshwater fish o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phenacogrammus Taeniatus
''Phenacogrammus taeniatus'' is a species of fish in the African tetra African tetras (family Alestidae, formerly spelled Alestiidae) are a group of characiform fish exclusively found in Africa. This family contains about 18 genera and 119 species. Among the best known members are the Congo tetra, and African tiger ... family. It is known only from the Sangha River in Cameroon. This species reaches a length of . References Alestidae Freshwater fish of Africa Taxa named by Jacques Géry Fish described in 1996 {{Characiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phenacogrammus Major
''Phenacogrammus major'' is a species of fish in the African tetra family. It is found in the Dja River, of the Sangha drainage, of the middle Congo River basin, and in the Nyong The Nyong (formerly german: Yong) is a river in Cameroon. The river flows approximately to empty into the Gulf of Guinea. Course The Nyong originates east of the town of Abong-Mbang, where the northern rain forest feeds it. The river's leng ..., Ntem and Sanaga river basins in Cameroon Africa. This species reaches a length of . References Alestidae Freshwater fish of Africa Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger Fish described in 1903 {{Characiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phenacogrammus Bleheri
''Phenacogrammus bleheri'' is a species of fish in the African tetra family. It is known only from a small tributary of the Bari River in the Lua River system in the Ubangi River drainage, in the middle Congo River basin in the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in .... This species reaches a length of . Etymology The tetra is named in honor of explorer and ornamental fish wholesaler Heiko Bleher, who provided a lot of specimens for Géry's study, including the type specimen of this species. References Alestidae Freshwater fish of Africa Taxa named by Jacques Géry Fish described in 1995 {{Characiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phenacogrammus Stigmatura
''Phenacogrammus stigmatura'' is a species of fish in the African tetra African tetras (family Alestidae, formerly spelled Alestiidae) are a group of characiform fish exclusively found in Africa. This family contains about 18 genera and 119 species. Among the best known members are the Congo tetra, and African tiger ... family. It is found in Cameroon Africa. This species reaches a length of . References *Paugy, D., 1984. Characidae. p. 140-183. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ORSTOM, Paris and MRAC, Tervuren. Vol. 1. Alestidae Freshwater fish of Africa Taxa named by Henry Weed Fowler Fish described in 1936 {{Characiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phenacogrammus Deheyni
''Phenacogrammus deheyni'' is a species of fish in the African tetra family. It is found in the middle Congo River, the Ruki drainage, of the Mongala and Aruwimi rivers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa. This species reaches a length of . Etymology The tetra is named in honor of diplomat/naturalist Jean Jacques Deheyn (b. 1914), of the Royal Museum of Central Africa The Royal Museum for Central Africa or RMCA ( nl, Koninklijk Museum voor Midden-Afrika or KMMA; french: Musée royal de l'Afrique centrale or MRAC; german: Königliches Museum für Zentralafrika or KMZA), also officially known as the AfricaMuse ..., who collected the type specimen. References *Paugy, D., 1984. Characidae. p. 140-183. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ORSTOM, Paris and MRAC, Tervuren. Vol. 1. Alestidae Freshwater fish of Africa Taxa named by Max Poll Fish described in 1945 {{C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phenacogrammus Polli
''Phenacogrammus polli'' is a species of fish in the African tetra African tetras (family Alestidae, formerly spelled Alestiidae) are a group of characiform fish exclusively found in Africa. This family contains about 18 genera and 119 species. Among the best known members are the Congo tetra, and African tiger ... family. It is found in middle Congo River basin in the Ruki River drainage, the Lomami river and the Lindi- Tshopo river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Africa. This species reaches a length of . Etymology The tetra is named in honor of Belgian ichthyologist Max Poll (1908-1991). References Alestidae Freshwater fish of Africa Taxa named by Jacques G. Lambert Fish described in 1961 {{Characiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
African Tetra
African tetras (family Alestidae, formerly spelled Alestiidae) are a group of characiform fish exclusively found in Africa. This family contains about 18 genera and 119 species. Among the best known members are the Congo tetra, and African tigerfish. Taxonomy Taxonomy based on Van der Laan 2017 and Nelson, Grande & Wilson 2016. * Family Alestiidae Cockerell 1910 ** Genus †'' Alestoides'' Monod & Gaudant 1998 ** Genus †'' Arabocharax'' Micklich & Roscher 1990 ** Genus †'' Bunocharax'' Van Neer 1994 ** Genus †'' Eurocharax'' Gaudant 1980 ** Genus †'' Mahengecharax'' Murray 2003 ** Genus †'' Sindacharax'' Greenwood & Howes 1975 ** Genus '' Brycinus'' Valenciennes 1850 'Brycinus macrolepidotus'' species-group** Subfamily Bryconaethiopinae Hoedeman 1951 *** Genus '' Bryconaethiops'' Günther 1873 *** Genus '' Brachyalestes'' Günther 1864 'Brycinus nurse'' species-group** Subfamily Petersiinae Poll 1967 *** Genus '' Alestopetersius'' Hoedeman 1951 Duboisialestes.html" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alestidae
African tetras (family Alestidae, formerly spelled Alestiidae) are a group of characiform fish exclusively found in Africa. This family contains about 18 genera and 119 species. Among the best known members are the Congo tetra, and African tigerfish. Taxonomy Taxonomy based on Van der Laan 2017 and Nelson, Grande & Wilson 2016. * Family Alestiidae Cockerell 1910 ** Genus †'' Alestoides'' Monod & Gaudant 1998 ** Genus †'' Arabocharax'' Micklich & Roscher 1990 ** Genus †'' Bunocharax'' Van Neer 1994 ** Genus †'' Eurocharax'' Gaudant 1980 ** Genus †'' Mahengecharax'' Murray 2003 ** Genus †'' Sindacharax'' Greenwood & Howes 1975 ** Genus ''Brycinus'' Valenciennes 1850 'Brycinus macrolepidotus'' species-group** Subfamily Bryconaethiopinae Hoedeman 1951 *** Genus '' Bryconaethiops'' Günther 1873 *** Genus '' Brachyalestes'' Günther 1864 'Brycinus nurse'' species-group** Subfamily Petersiinae Poll 1967 *** Genus '' Alestopetersius'' Hoedeman 1951 Duboisialestes.html"_ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
