Biology:Bathyaethiops

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Bathyaethiops
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Alestidae
Subfamily: Petersiinae
Genus: Bathyaethiops
Fowler, 1949

Bathyaethiops is a genus of African tetras that are found in Cameroon, Congo and Democratic Republic of Congo.[1]

Species

There are currently 6 recognized species in this genus:

  • Bathyaethiops atercrinis Mamonekene & Stiassny, 2012 (Black-fin moon tetra) [2]
  • Bathyaethiops baka Moritz & Schliewen, 2016 (Dwarf moon tetra) [3]
  • Bathyaethiops breuseghemi (Poll, 1945) (Rectangle-spot moon tetra)
  • Bathyaethiops caudomaculatus (Pellegrin, 1925) (African moon tetra)
  • Bathyaethiops flammeus Moritz & Schliewen, 2016 (Red-back moon tetra) [3]
  • Bathyaethiops greeni Fowler, 1949 (Green's moon tetra)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). Species of Bathyaethiops in FishBase. January 2016 version.
  2. Mamonekene, V. & Stiassny, M.L.J. (2012): A New Bathyaethiops (Characiformes: Alestidae) from the Lékoumou River (Kouilou-Niari Basin) in the Republic of Congo; First Record of the Genus in the Lower Guinean Ichthyofaunal Province. Copeia, 2012 (3): 478-483.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Moritz, T. & Schliewen, U.K. (2016): Description of two new Bathyaethiops species (Teleostei: Alestidae) from the Congo Basin. Zootaxa, 4117 (4): 476–490.

Wikidata ☰ Q2712455 entry