Bathyaethiops

Bathyaethiops is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Alestidae, the African tetras. The fishes in this genus are found in Cameroon, Congo and Democratic Republic of Congo.^[2]

Bathyaethiops
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Alestidae
Genus:	Bathyaethiops Fowler, 1949
Type species
Bathyaethiops greeni Fowler, 1949[1]
Synonyms[1]
Microlepidalestes Hoedeman, 1951

Species

There are currently 6 recognized species in this genus:^[3]

• Bathyaethiops atercrinis Mamonekene & Stiassny, 2012 (Black-fin moon tetra)
• Bathyaethiops baka Moritz & Schliewen, 2016 (Dwarf moon tetra)
• Bathyaethiops breuseghemi (Poll, 1945) (Rectangle-spot moon tetra)
• Bathyaethiops caudomaculatus (Pellegrin, 1925) (African moon tetra)
• Bathyaethiops flammeus Moritz & Schliewen, 2016 (Red-back moon tetra)
• Bathyaethiops greeni Fowler, 1949 (Green's moon tetra)