Bathyaethiops caudomaculatus (Pellegrin, 1925)
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
The African moon tetra (Bathyaethiops caudomaculatus), also known as the common moon tetra, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Alestidae, the African tetras. This fish is found in slow flowing rivers of the middle and lower course of the Congo River. The fish is often kept in aquaria but little is known about is its distribution and habits.
Wikipedia contributors, African moon tetra; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:08:57.181158+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Bathyaethiops caudomaculatus (Pellegrin, 1925)
- Name authority
- (Pellegrin, 1925)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Characiformes
- Family
- Alestidae
- Genus
- Bathyaethiops
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCharaciformes
- suborderCharacoidei
- familyAlestidae Cockerell, 1910
- genusBathyaethiops Fowler, 1949
- speciesBathyaethiops caudomaculatus (Pellegrin, 1925)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Bathyaethiops. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Bathyaethiops breuseghemi (Poll, 1945) | AlestidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bathyaethiops flammeus Moritz & Schliewen, 2016 | AlestidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bathyaethiops atercrinis Mamonekene & Stiassny, 2012 | AlestidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Micralestes caudomaculatus Pellegrin, 1925 Pellegrin, 1925 | synonym |
| Phenacogrammus caudomaculatus (Pellegrin, 1925) (Pellegrin, 1925) | synonym |
| Alestopetersius caudomaculatus (Pellegrin, 1925) (Pellegrin, 1925) | synonym |
| Hemigrammalestes caudomaculatus (Pellegrin, 1925) (Pellegrin, 1925) | synonym |
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.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1016386 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:KWFY. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.