Micralestes
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| Micralestes | |
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| Micralestes sardina collected in the Lukulu river, Lavushi Manda National Park, Zambia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Alestidae |
| Subfamily: | Alestinae |
| Genus: | Micralestes Boulenger, 1899[1] |
| Type species | |
| Micralestes humilis Boulenger, 1899[1] | |
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Micralestes is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Alestidae, the African tetras. These fishes are found in Sub-Saharan Africa.
