''Phenacogrammus'' is a genus of
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 ...
s found in
Middle Africa.
Species
There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Phenacogrammus ansorgii''
(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 ...
, 1910)
* ''
Phenacogrammus aurantiacus''
( Pellegrin, 1930)
* ''
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 Repub ...
''
Géry, 1995
* ''
Phenacogrammus deheyni''
Poll, 1945
* ''
Phenacogrammus interruptus''
(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 ...
, 1899) (Congo tetra)
* ''
Phenacogrammus major''
(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 ...
, 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
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