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Class: Teleostei
Order: Characiformes
Family: Alestidae African tetras

Genus: Phenacogrammus

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11 species (see list below)
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Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

Africa
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Phenacogrammus aurantiacus (Pellegrin, 1930)

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Phenacogrammus aurantiacus
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Max. Length 6.3 cm SL
 
Phenacogrammus bleheri
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Max. Length 4.4 cm SL
 
Phenacogrammus concolor
[]

Photo by JJPhoto

Africa
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Phenacogrammus deheyni Poll, 1945

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Phenacogrammus deheyni
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Max. Length 4.7 cm SL
 
Phenacogrammus flexus
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Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Africa
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Phenacogrammus interruptus (Boulenger, 1899)

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Phenacogrammus interruptus
[Congo tetra]

Photo by JJPhoto

Africa
Max. Length 9.5 cm SL
Phenacogrammus major (Boulenger, 1903)

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Phenacogrammus major
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Max. Length 3.2 cm TL
 
Phenacogrammus polli
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Max. Length 5.4 cm TL
 
Phenacogrammus stigmatura
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Max. Length 4 cm SL
 
Phenacogrammus taeniatus
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Max. Length 7 cm TL
 
Phenacogrammus urotaenia
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Phenacogrammus aurantiacus Africa 10 TL 1930
Phenacogrammus bleheri Africa 6.3 SL 1995
Phenacogrammus concolor Africa 4.4 SL 2021
Phenacogrammus deheyni Africa 10 TL 1945
Phenacogrammus flexus Africa 4.7 SL 2021
Phenacogrammus interruptus Congo tetra Africa 8 TL 1899
Phenacogrammus major Africa 9.5 SL 1903
Phenacogrammus polli Africa 3.2 TL 1961
Phenacogrammus stigmatura Africa 5.4 TL 1936
Phenacogrammus taeniatus Africa 4 SL 1996
Phenacogrammus urotaenia Africa 7 TL 1909



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