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Family Order: Characiformes 🍽️ 17 Edible 🎣 3 Game Fish

Alestidae

Species
114
Genera
16
Max Length
133 cm
Max Weight
50.0 kg
Avg Trophic
3.11
Threatened
12

🌐 Geographic Distribution

Indonesia
2 spp.
Ethiopia
1 spp.
Philippines
1 spp.
United States
1 spp.

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

omnivore
100%
3
Shallowest
0 m
Deepest
20 m

🌍 Habitat Distribution

💧 Freshwater
114

🛡️ Conservation Status Distribution

LC
EN
DD
Least Concern 77
Vulnerable 1
Endangered 10
Critically Endangered 1
Data Deficient 13

🐟 Species in Alestidae

114 total
African Blue Tetra
Alestopetersius bifasciatus
LC 💧 Freshwater
African moon tetra
Bathyaethiops caudomaculatus
LC 💧 Freshwater Edible
Alestes Ansorgii
Alestes ansorgii
LC 💧 Freshwater
Alestes Inferus
Alestes inferus
💧 Freshwater
Alestes Liebrechtsii
Alestes liebrechtsii
LC 💧 Freshwater
Alestes Stuhlmannii
Alestes stuhlmannii
LC 💧 Freshwater
Alestopetersius Bleheri
Alestopetersius bleheri
DD 💧 Freshwater
Alestopetersius Conspectus
Alestopetersius conspectus
💧 Freshwater
Alestopetersius Hilgendorfi
Alestopetersius hilgendorfi
LC 💧 Freshwater
Alestopetersius Leopoldianus
Alestopetersius leopoldianus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Alestopetersius Nigropterus
Alestopetersius nigropterus
EN 💧 Freshwater
Alestopetersius Smykalai
Alestopetersius smykalai
EN 💧 Freshwater
Alestopetersius Taeniatus
Alestopetersius taeniatus
DD 💧 Freshwater
Alestopetersius Tumbensis
Alestopetersius tumbensis
LC 💧 Freshwater
Barnard's robber
Hemigrammopetersius barnardi
LC 💧 Freshwater
Black fin moon tetra
Bathyaethiops atercrinis
💧 Freshwater
Boulenger's Featherfin Tetra
Bryconaethiops boulengeri
LC 💧 Freshwater Edible
Brachypetersius Altus
Brachypetersius altus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Brachypetersius Gabonensis
Brachypetersius gabonensis
LC 💧 Freshwater
Brachypetersius Pseudonummifer
Brachypetersius pseudonummifer
LC 💧 Freshwater
Brichard's Tetra
Alestopetersius brichardi
LC 💧 Freshwater
Bright Diamond Tetra
Nannopetersius ansorgii
LC 💧 Freshwater
Brycinus Bartoni
Brycinus bartoni
EN 💧 Freshwater
Brycinus Batesii
Brycinus batesii
💧 Freshwater