Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates Pisces Class Actinopterygii Woodward, 1891 - ray-finned fishes Order Characiformes Goodrich, 1909 - characins Family Alestiidae Hoedeman, 1951, nom. imperf. - African tetras see Family Alestidae Hoedeman, 1951