Alestes Müller [J.] & Troschel [F. H.] 1844:88 Masc. Salmo niloticus Linnaeus 1758. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan 1919:221 [ref. 2410] and confirmed in Opinion 1813. •Valid as Alestes Müller & Troschel 1844 -- (Géry 1968 [ref. 10067], Géry 1977:19 [ref. 1597], Paugy 1984:140 [ref. 6183], Brewster 1986:164 [ref. 8104], Lévêque et al. 1989:115 [ref. 26480], Paugy in Lévêque et al. 1990:203 [ref. 21589], Poll & Gosse 1995:141 [ref. 24781], Géry 1995:39 [ref. 22057], Dankwa et al. 1999:19 [ref. 28023], Paugy & Schaefer 2007:363 [ref. 30022], Stiassny et al. 2009:110 [ref. 30059], Mirande 2009:6 [ref. 30267] in Alestidae, Mirande 2010:474 [ref. 31006], Oliveira et al. 2011:10 [ref. 31685], Arroyave & Stiassny 2011:394 [ref. 34108]). Current status: Valid as Alestes Müller & Troschel 1844. Alestidae.