After Nelson, 1994, Stewart, 1997, and Froese & Pauly, 2001 ["The FishBase"]

<==o Alestiinae [Alestidae] (African tetras; afrikantetrat)
   |-- †Mahengecharax carrolii Murray, 2003; Eoc. EAf.
   |?-o †Sindacharax Greenwood & Howes, 1975 [jr. synon. to Alestes (Stewart, 1997)]
   |  |-- †S. deserti (Greenwood, 1972) [Alestes deserti Greenwood, 1972]
   |  |-- †S. lepersonnei
   |  |-- †S. sp.1 [Lake Edward Basin?, Uganda] [Stewart, 1997]
   |  |-- †S. greenwoodi Stewart, 1997
   |  |-- †S. sp.2 [Koobi Fora FM., Turkana Basin, Kenya] [Difley & Feibel, 2001]
   |  |-- †S. sp.3 [Koobi Fora FM., Turkana Basin, Kenya] [Difley & Feibel, 2001]
   |  |-- †S. sp.4 [Koobi Fora FM., Turkana Basin, Kenya] [Difley & Feibel, 2001]
   |  |-- †S. sp.5 [Koobi Fora FM., Turkana Basin, Kenya] [Difley & Feibel, 2001]
   |  |-- †S. sp.6 [Koobi Fora FM., Turkana Basin, Kenya] [Difley & Feibel, 2001]
   |  |-- †S. sp.7 [Koobi Fora FM., Turkana Basin, Kenya] [Difley & Feibel, 2001]
   |  |-- †S. sp.8 [Koobi Fora FM., Turkana Basin, Kenya] [Difley & Feibel, 2001]
   |  `-- †S. sp.9 [Koobi Fora FM., Turkana Basin, Kenya] [Difley & Feibel, 2001]
   |?-o Alestopetersius
   |  |-- A. brichardi Poll, 1967
   |  |-- A. caudalis (Boulenger, 1899) (Yellowtail tetra; keltapyrstöalesti)
   |  |-- A. compressus (Poll & Gosse, 1963)
   |  |-- A. hilgendorfi (Boulenger, 1899)
   |  |-- A. leopoldianus (Boulenger, 1899)
   |  `-- A. nigropterus Poll, 1967
   |?- Arnoldichthys spilopterus (Boulenger, 1909) (Niger tetra; guineantetra)
   |?-o Bathyaethiops
   |  |-- B. breuseghemi (Poll, 1945)
   |  |-- B. caudomaculatus (Pellegrin, 1925) (African moon tetra)
   |  `-- B. greeni Fowler, 1949
   |?-o Brachypetersius
   |  |-- B. altus (Boulenger, 1899)
   |  |-- B. cadwaladeri (Fowler, 1930)
   |  |-- B. gabonensis Poll, 1967
   |  |-- B. huloti (Poll, 1954)
   |  |-- B. notospilus (Pellegrin, 1930)
   |  `-- B. pseudonummifer Poll, 1967
   |?- Clupeocharax schoutedeni Pellegrin, 1926
   |?-o Duboisialestes
   |  |-- D. bifasciatus Poll, 1967
   |  `-- D. tumbensis (Hoedeman, 1951)
   |?-o Hemigrammopetersius
   |  |-- H. barnardi (Herre, 1936) (Barnard's robber)
   |  `-- H. pulcher (Boulenger, 1909)
   |?- Ladigesia roloffi Géry, 1968 (Jellybean tetra)
   |?- Lepidarchus adonis Roberts, 1966 (Jellybean tetra)
   |?-o Micralestes
   |  |-- M. acutidens (Peters, 1852) (Sharptooth tetra)
   |  |-- M. argyrotaenia Trewavas, 1936
   |  |-- M. comoensis Poll & Roman, 1967
   |  |-- M. congicus Poll, 1967
   |  |-- M. eburneensis Daget, 1965
   |  |-- M. elongatus Daget, 1957
   |  |-- M. fodori Matthes, 1965
   |  |-- M. holargyreus (Günther, 1873)
   |  |-- M. humilis Boulenger, 1899
   |  |-- M. lualabae Poll, 1967
   |  |-- M. occidentalis (Günther, 1899)
   |  |-- M. pabrensis (Roman, 1966)
   |  |-- M. sardina Poll, 1938
   |  |-- M. stormsi Boulenger, 1902
   |  `-- M. vittatus (Boulenger, 1917)
   |?-o Nanopetersius
   |  |-- N. ansorgii (Boulenger, 1910)
   |  `-- N. lamberti Poll, 1967
   |?- Petersius conserialis Hilgendorf, 1894
   |?-o Phenacogrammus [Micralestes]
   |  |-- P. aurantiacus (Pellegrin, 1930)
   |  |-- P. deheyni Poll, 1945
   |  |-- P. interruptus (Boulenger, 1899) [Micralestes interruptus] (kongontetra; Congo tetra)
   |  |-- P. major (Boulenger, 1903)
   |  |-- P. polli Lambert, 1961
   |  |-- P. stigmatura (Fowler, 1936)
   |  |-- P. taeniatus Géry, 1996
   |  `-- P. urotaenia (Boulenger, 1909)
   |?-o Rhabdalestes
   |  |-- R. brevidorsalis (Pellegrin, 1921)
   |  |-- R. leleupi Poll, 1967
   |  |-- R. maunensis (Fowler, 1935) (Okavango robber)
   |  |-- R. rhodesiensis (Ricardo-Bertram, 1943) (Slender robber)
   |  |-- R. septentrionalis (Boulenger, 1911)
   |  |-- R. smykalai (Poll, 1967)
   |  `-- R. tangensis (Lönnberg, 1907)
   |?- Tricuspidalestes caeruleus (Matthes, 1964)
   |?- “Brycinus” tholloni (Pellegrin, 1901) [Alestes tholloni Pellegrin, 1901]
   |?- “Brycinus” leuciscus (Günther, 1867)
   |?- “Brycinus” lateralis (Boulenger, 1900) [Alestes lateralis Boulenger, 1900] (Striped robber)
   |?- “Brycinus” longipinnis (Günther, 1864) [Alestes longipennis] (viiritetra; Longfin tetra)
   |?- “Brycinus” derhami [Alestes derhami (Géry & Mahnert, 1977)]
   `--+--o Brycinus sensu stricto
      |  |-- B. brevis (Boulenger, 1903)
      |  |-- B. carolinae (Paugy & Lévêque, 1981)
      |  |-- B. imberi (Peters, 1852) (Spot-tail)
      |  |-- B. intermedius (Boulenger, 1903)
      |  |-- B. kingsleyae (Günther, 1896)
      |  |-- B. luteus (Roman, 1966)
      |  |-- B. macrolepidotus Valenciennes, 1850 (True big-scale tetra)
      |  |-- B. nigricauda (Thys van den Audenaerde, 1974)
      |  |-- B. nurse (Rüppell, 1832) (Nurse tetra)
      |  `-- B. opisthotaenia (Boulenger, 1903)
      |--o Bryconaethiops
      |  |-- B. boulengeri Pellegrin, 1900
      |  |-- B. macrops Boulenger, 1920
      |  |-- B. microstoma Günther, 1873
      |  `-- B. quinquesquamae Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1990
      `--+--o Hydrocynys
         |  |-- H. brevis (Günther, 1864) (Tiger-fish)
         |  |-- H. forskalii (Cuvier, 1819)
         |  |-- H. goliath (Boulenger, 1898) (susitetra, petotetra; Giant tigerfish)
         |  |-- H. somonorum (Daget, 1954)
         |  |-- H. vittatus (Castelnau, 1861) (Tiger fish)
         |  `-- H. vittiger (Boulenger, 1907)
         `--o Alestes [Brycinus] sensu stricto;  Tert. R. Af.
            |-- †A. junneri
            |-- A. abeli Fowler, 1936
            |-- A. affinis Günther, 1894 (Redfin robber)
            |-- A. ansorgii Boulenger, 1910
            |-- A. baremoze (Joannis, 1835) (Silversides)
            |-- A. bartoni Nichols & La Monte, 1953
            |-- A. batesii Boulenger, 1903
            |-- A. bimaculatus Boulenger, 1899
            |-- A. bouboni Roman, 1973
            |-- A. carmesinus Nichols & Griscom, 1917
            |-- A. comptus Roberts & Stewart, 1976
            |-- A. dentex (Linnaeus, 1758) (Characin)
            |-- A. grandisquamis Boulenger, 1899 (Pinkfin Alestes)
            |-- A. humilis Boulenger, 1905
            |-- A. jacksonii Boulenger, 1912
            |-- A. liebrechtsii Boulenger, 1898
            |-- A. macrophthalmus Günther, 1867 (Torpedo robber)
            |-- A. peringueyi Boulenger, 1923
            |-- A. poptae Pellegrin, 1906
            |-- A. rhodopleura Boulenger, 1906
            |-- A. sadleri Boulenger, 1906 (Sadler's robber)
            |-- A. schoutedeni Boulenger, 1912
            |-- A. stuhlmanni Pfeffer, 1896
            |-- A. taeniurus Günther, 1867
            `-- A. tessmanni Pappenheim, 1911

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