Alestes dentex (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Dataset
- GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Chordata
- order
- Characiformes
- family
- Alestidae
- genus
- Alestes
- species
- Alestes dentex
Name
- Synonyms
- Alestes dentex dentex
- Alestes dentex sethente Valenciennes, 1850
- Alestes hasselquisti (Cuvier, 1818)
- Alestes sethente Valenciennes, 1850
- Characinus niloticus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809
- Cyprinus dentex Linnaeus, 1758
- Myletes dentex (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Myletes hasselquistii Cuvier, 1818
- Salmo dentex Hasselquist, 1762
- Homonyms
- Alestes dentex (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Common names
- Alerio in language.
- Arefe in Yoruba
- Asenti in Ewe
- Asentiwe in Ewe
- Asotiklapa in Ewe
- Basongirino (zande) in language.
- Characin in English
- Cien (nuer) in language.
- Cin in language.
- Cin/ Alerio/ Nyadiaar / Lang Ager (dinka) in language.
- Girfaga (nubian) in language.
- Hammas-mölderkala in Estonian
- Kawara (hausa [dalziel] (ghana)) in language.
- Kawara baladi in Arabic
- Kawwara Baladi in Arabic
- Kaya in Kanuri
- Kodo in language.
- Kodo (shilluk) in language.
- Mazari in Hausa
- Nile Robber in English
- Pebbly Fish in English
- Rie Abu Asnan in Arabic
- Shemani in Hausa
- Sèlinthe in Wolof
- Tewe in Irish
- Vaï in Kanuri
- afrotetra zubatá in Czech
- Alerio in language.
- Arefe in Yoruba
- Asenti in Ewe
- Asentiwe in Ewe
- Asotiklapa in Ewe
- Basongirino in language.
- Basongirino (zande) in language.
- Characin in English
- Cien (nuer) in language.
- Cin in language.
- Cin/ Alerio/ Nyadiaar / Lang Ager (dinka) in language.
- Girfaga (nubian) in language.
- Hammas-mölderkala in Estonian
- Kawara (hausa [dalziel] (ghana)) in language.
- Kawara baladi in Arabic
- Kawwara Baladi in Arabic
- Kaya in Kanuri
- Kodo (shilluk) in language.
- Mazari in Hausa
- Nile Robber in English
- Oza in language.
- Pebbly Fish in English
- Rie Abu Asnan in Arabic
Bibliographic References
- Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025).
- Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). 10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4