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Micralestes congicus Poll, 1967

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Micralestes congicus Poll, 1967
Name authority
Poll, 1967
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Characiformes
Family
Alestidae
Genus
Micralestes
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. orderCharaciformes
  11. suborderCharacoidei
  12. familyAlestidae Cockerell, 1910
  13. genusMicralestes Boulenger, 1899
  14. speciesMicralestes congicus Poll, 1967

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Micralestes. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Micralestes argyrotaenia Trewavas, 1936AlestidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Micralestes comoensis Poll & Roman, 1967AlestidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Micralestes eburneensis Daget, 1965AlestidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Micralestes elongatus Daget, 1957AlestidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Micralestes fodori Matthes, 1965AlestidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Micralestes lualabae Poll, 1967AlestidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Micralestes stormsi Boulenger, 1902AlestidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Micralestes vittatus (Boulenger, 1917)AlestidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Micralestes sardina Poll, 1938AlestidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Micralestes acutidens (Peters, 1852)AlestidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Micralestes ambiguus Géry, 1995AlestidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Micralestes holargyreus (Günther, 1873)AlestidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. Poll, M. (1967). Révision des Characidae nains Africans. Annales, Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Série in 8o, Sciences Zoologiques, No. 162: 1–158. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:42Q5N. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.