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Tricuspidalestes

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Tricuspidalestes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Alestidae
Genus: Tricuspidalestes
Poll, 1967[2]
Species:
T. caeruleus
Binomial name
Tricuspidalestes caeruleus
(Matthes, 1964)[2]
Synonyms[3]
  • Phenacogrammus caeruleus Matthes, 1964

Tricuspidalestes is monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Alestidae, the African tetras. The only species in the genus is Tricuspidalestes caeruleus, a species that is endemic to the Democratic Republic of Congo.

References

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  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Tricuspidalestes caeruleus". FishBase. October 2011 version.
  1. ^ Moelants, T. (2010). "Tricuspidalestes caeruleus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T182680A7941818. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182680A7941818.en. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Alestidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  3. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Tricuspidalestes". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 20 June 2025.