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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.
United States
1 spp.
Ethiopia
1 spp.
Philippines
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
Congo Featherfin Tetra
Bryconaethiops yseuxi
💧 Freshwater
Congo tetra
Phenacogrammus interruptus
LC 💧 Freshwater Edible
Cyaneyed Tetra
Phenacogrammus aurantiacus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Dwarf moon tetra
Bathyaethiops baka
💧 Freshwater
Elongate tigerfish
Hydrocynus forskahlii
LC 💧 Freshwater Edible Game
Elongated Turkana robber
Micralestes elongatus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Giant tigerfish
Hydrocynus goliath
LC 💧 Freshwater Edible Game
Glutton Robber
Petersius conserialis
LC 💧 Freshwater
Green's moon tetra
Bathyaethiops greeni
LC 💧 Freshwater
Greenline Robber
Rhabdalestes septentrionalis
LC 💧 Freshwater
Hemigrammopetersius Pulcher
Hemigrammopetersius pulcher
DD 💧 Freshwater
Lattice Robber
Micralestes humilis
LC 💧 Freshwater
Lomboma Tetra
Brachypetersius huloti
LC 💧 Freshwater
Micralestes Ambiguus
Micralestes ambiguus
DD 💧 Freshwater
Micralestes Argyrotaenia
Micralestes argyrotaenia
LC 💧 Freshwater
Micralestes Congicus
Micralestes congicus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Micralestes Eburneensis
Micralestes eburneensis
EN 💧 Freshwater
Micralestes Fodori
Micralestes fodori
LC 💧 Freshwater
Micralestes Holargyreus
Micralestes holargyreus
DD 💧 Freshwater
Micralestes Lualabae
Micralestes lualabae
LC 💧 Freshwater
Micralestes Pabrensis
Micralestes pabrensis
LC 💧 Freshwater
Micralestes Sardina
Micralestes sardina
LC 💧 Freshwater
Micralestes Schelly
Micralestes schelly
DD 💧 Freshwater
Micralestes Stormsi
Micralestes stormsi
LC 💧 Freshwater