Chelaethiops is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Danionidae, the danionins or danios.

The fishes in thuis genus are found in lakes and rivers of Africa.

While commonly called "sardines", they are not related to the true sardines of the family Clupeidae.

Chelaethiops contains the following species:[2]

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