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Species in the genus Brycinus: [ 17 ] records

albolineatus, Alestes nurse Holly [M.] 1928:312, Fig. 1 [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 76 (nos 11/12) (art. 9); ref. 15854] Senegal. Syntypes: (23) NMW 13113-33 (21), 13334-35 (2). Type catalog: Bogutskaya et al. 2022:46 [ref. 39277]. •Synonym of Alestes leuciscus Günther 1867 -- (Paugy 1984:150 [ref. 6183]). •Synonym of Bryconalestes leuciscus (Günther 1867) -- (Boden & Geelhand de Merxem 2024:33 [ref. 40817]). •Synonym of Brycinus leuciscus (Günther 1867). Current status: Synonym of Brycinus leuciscus (Günther 1867). Alestidae. Habitat: freshwater.

bahrsarae, Petersius Fowler [H. W.] 1949:245, Figs. 15-18 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 101; ref. 1461] Bahr Sara, a tributary of the Shari [Chari] River, near Fort Archambault [Sahr], Chad. Holotype (unique): ANSP 71876 (missing). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:43 [ref. 13621]. Originally as bahr-sarae. •In genus Brycinus. •Species inquirenda -- (Boden & Geelhand de Merxem 2024:30 [ref. 40817]). Nomen Dubium. Current status: Uncertain. Alestidae. Habitat: freshwater.

batesii, Alestes Boulenger [G. A.] 1903:435 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 12 (no. 70) (art. 42); ref. 15018] Kribi River, southern Cameroon. Syntypes: BMNH 1902.11.12.110-111 (2), 1903.7.28.140 (1). •Valid as Alestes batesii Boulenger 1903 -- (Paugy 1984:143 [ref. 6183], Paugy 1986:234 [ref. 32545]). •Synonym of Brycinus macrolepidotus Valenciennes 1850 -- (Paugy & Schaefer 2007:365 [ref. 30022]). •Valid as Brycinus batesii (Boulenger 1903) -- (Boden & Geelhand de Merxem 2024:25 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Brycinus batesii (Boulenger 1903). Alestidae. Distribution: West-Central Africa: Kribi River basin, Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater.

brevis, Alestes Boulenger [G. A.] 1903:594 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 12 (no. 72) (art. 60); ref. 15020] Lagos, Nigeria; Ghana. Syntypes: BMNH 1866.3.8.11 (1) Lagos, 1903.4.24.152-153 (2) Gold Coast, 1903.4.24.154-155 (2) Gold Coast. •Valid as Alestes brevis Boulenger 1903 -- (Paugy 1984:143 [ref. 6183] wrongly with a holotype). •Valid as Brycinus brevis (Boulenger 1903) -- (Paugy in Lévêque et al. 1990:220 [ref. 21589], Dankwa et al. 1999:19 [ref. 28023], Stiassny et al. 2023:599 [ref. 40595], Boden & Geelhand de Merxem 2024:26 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Brycinus brevis (Boulenger 1903). Alestidae. Distribution: West Africa: southern Ghana and southern Nigeria. Habitat: freshwater.

carmesinus, Alestes Nichols [J. T.] & Griscom [L.] 1917:681, Fig. 5 [Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History v. 37 (art. 25); ref. 3185] Zambi, Kinshasa [Leopoldville] Province, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype (unique): AMNH 6330. •Valid as Alestes carmesinus Nichols & Griscom 1917 -- (Paugy 1984:143 [ref. 6183]). •Valid as Brycinus carmesinus (Nichols & Griscom 1917) -- (Stiassny et al. 2023:599 [ref. 40595], Boden & Geelhand de Merxem 2024:26 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Brycinus carmesinus (Nichols & Griscom 1917). Alestidae. Distribution: Central Africa: Congo basin, Democratic Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

grandisquamis, Alestes Boulenger [G. A.] 1899:85, Pl. 35 (fig. 3) [Annales du Musee du Congo (Série Zoologie) v. 1 (fasc. 4); ref. 549] Matadi, Boma, Lac Leopold II, Congo. Syntypes: BMNH 1887.1.13.1 (1), 1899.9.26.91 (1); MRAC 354-55 (2) Uerre, 800 (1) Boma, 801 (1) Kutu, 802 (1) Ibali, 1195 (1) Ibali. •Valid as Alestes grandisquamis Boulenger 1899 -- (Paugy 1984:146 [ref. 6183]). •Valid as Brycinus grandisquamis (Boulenger 1899) -- (Skelton 2019:233 [ref. 36564], Kiselkewa et al. 2020:[9] 708 [ref. 38315], Munene et al. 2021:22 [ref. 39283], Stiassny et al. 2021:1687 [ref. 39000], Fermon et al. 2022:147 [ref. 39448] with question, Stiassny et al. 2023:599 [ref. 40595], Boden & Geelhand de Merxem 2024:27 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Brycinus grandisquamis (Boulenger 1899). Alestidae. Distribution: Central Africa: Congo River basin (Democratic Republic of Congo). Habitat: freshwater.

leuciscus, Alestes Günther [A.] 1867:114 [5] [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 3) v. 20 (no. 116) (art. 15); ref. 1989] Niger, West Africa (purchased). Syntypes: BMNH 1865.1.20.16-17 (2). On p. 5 of separate. •Valid as Alestes leuciscus Günther 1867 -- (Paugy 1984:150 [ref. 6183]). •Valid as Bryconalestes leuciscus (Günther 1867) -- (Boden & Geelhand de Merxem 2024:33 [ref. 40817]). •Valid as Brycinus leuciscus (Günther 1867) -- (Lévêque et al. 1989:115 [ref. 26480], Paugy in Lévêque et al. 1990:209 [ref. 21589], Lévèque et al. 1991:139 [ref. 31367], Dankwa et al. 1999:19 [ref. 28023], Hauber et al. 2011:81 [ref. 31428], Stiassny et al. 2023:599 [ref. 40595]). Current status: Valid as Brycinus leuciscus (Günther 1867). Alestidae. Distribution: Western Africa: Senegal to Niger. Habitat: freshwater.

luteus, Alestes Roman [B.] 1966:63, Pl. 2 (figs. 3-4) [Annales, Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Série in 8o, Sciences Zoologiques No. 150; ref. 9061] Kou River, tributary of the Black Volta River, 30 kilometers north of Bobo-Dioulasso, West Africa. Holotype: MRAC 141127. Paratypes: MRAC 141128 (1, allotype), 141129-33 (5), 141134-41 (8), 141142-44 (3). •Valid as Alestes luteus Roman 1966 -- (Paugy 1984:152 [ref. 6183]). •Valid as Bryconalestes luteus (Roman 1966) -- (Boden & Geelhand de Merxem 2024:34 [ref. 40817]). •Valid as Brycinus luteus (Roman 1966) -- (Paugy in Lévêque et al. 1990:211 [ref. 21589], Stiassny et al. 2023:599 [ref. 40595]). Current status: Valid as Brycinus luteus (Roman 1966). Alestidae. Distribution: Western Africa: Volta ecoregion endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

macrolepidotus, Alestes Bilharz [T.] 1852:469, Pl. 37 [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Classe v. 9 (no. 1); ref. 31647] River Nile, near Cairo, Egypt. Syntypes: NMW (2, probably lost). Described independently of, and a secondary homonym of Brycinus macrolepidotus Valenciennes 1850. •Synonym of Brycinus macrolepidotus Valenciennes 1850 -- (Paugy 1984:153 [ref. 6183], Boden & Geelhand de Merxem 2024:28 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Synonym of Brycinus macrolepidotus Valenciennes 1850. Alestidae. Habitat: freshwater.

macrolepidotus, Brycinus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1850:157, Pl. 639 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 22; ref. 1014] Senegal. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-6335. Type catalog: Bertin 1948:11 [ref. 19577]. •Valid as Brycinus macrolepidotus Valenciennes 1850 -- (Pezold et al. 2016:103 [ref. 34870], Neumann et al. 2016:305 [ref. 35036], Decru et al. 2017:237 [ref. 35620], Skelton 2019:226 [ref. 36564], Munene et al. 2021:22 [ref. 39283], Stiassny et al. 2021:1687 [ref. 39000], Fermon et al. 2022:147 [ref. 39448], Akoth et al. 2023:11 [ref. 40069], Stiassny et al. 2023:599 [ref. 40595], Abdalla & Adam 2024:7 [ref. 42447], Boden & Geelhand de Merxem 2024:28 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Brycinus macrolepidotus Valenciennes 1850. Alestidae. Distribution: Western Africa and the Nile system. Habitat: freshwater.

nigrilineatus, Alestes Svensson [G. S. O.] 1933:53, Pl. 2 (fig. 1) [Kongliga Vetenskaps-Academiens Handlingar, Stockholm v. 12 (no. 3); ref. 16524] Swamps along Gambia River, western Africa. Syntypes: (4) NRM 10222 (3). •Synonym of Alestes leuciscus Günther 1867 -- (Paugy 1984:150 [ref. 6183], Paugy in Lévêque et al. 1990:209 [ref. 21589]). •Synonym of Bryconalestes leuciscus (Günther 1867) -- (Boden & Geelhand de Merxem 2024:33 [ref. 40817]). •Synonym of Brycinus leuciscus (Günther 1867) -- (Lévèque et al. 1991:139 [ref. 31367]). Current status: Synonym of Brycinus leuciscus (Günther 1867). Alestidae. Habitat: freshwater.

poptae, Alestes Pellegrin [J.] 1906:367 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 1) v. 12 (no. 6); ref. 15681] Congo. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1890-0019. Type catalog: Bertin 1948:12 [ref. 19577], Poll 1948:77 [ref. 31166]. •Valid as Alestes poptae Pellegrin 1906 -- (Paugy 1984:157 [ref. 6183]). •Valid as Brycinus poptae (Pellegrin 1906) -- (Géry 1996:7 [ref. 22207], Stiassny et al. 2023:599 [ref. 40595], Boden & Geelhand de Merxem 2024:29 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Brycinus poptae (Pellegrin 1906). Alestidae. Distribution: Central Africa: Congo basin. Habitat: freshwater.

rhodopleura, Alestes Boulenger [G. A.] 1906:547, Pl. 30 (fig. 3) [Transactions of the Zoological Society of London v. 17 (pt 6, no. 1); ref. 573] Lake Tanganyika. Syntypes: BMNH 1898.9.9.79 (1) Tanganyika, 1906.9.8.37 (1) Niamkolo, 1906.9.8.38 (1) Mtondwe Bay, 1906.9.8.39 (1) Lofu. •Valid as Alestes rhodopleura Boulenger 1906 -- (Paugy 1984:157 [ref. 6183]). •Valid as Brycinus rhodopleura (Boulenger 1906) -- (De Vos et al. 2001:129, 131 [ref. 26059], Stiassny et al. 2023:599 [ref. 40595], Boden & Geelhand de Merxem 2024:30 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Brycinus rhodopleura (Boulenger 1906). Alestidae. Distribution: East Central Africa: Lake Tanganyika. Habitat: freshwater.

rutilus, Alestes Boulenger [G. A.] 1916:181, Fig. 116 [Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa v. 4; ref. 585] Northern Sherbo District, Sierra Leone. Syntypes: BMNH 1915.4.13.16-17 (2). •Valid as Alestes rutilus (Valenciennes 1850) -- (Paugy 1984:158 [ref. 6183]). •Synonym of Brycinus macrolepidotus Valenciennes 1850 -- (Lévêque et al. 1989:115 [ref. 26480], Paugy & Bénech 1989:300 [ref. 26478], Paugy in Lévêque et al. 1990:220 [ref. 21589], Paugy et al. 1990:337 [ref. 26477], Lévèque et al. 1991:139 [ref. 31367], Boden & Geelhand de Merxem 2024:28 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Synonym of Brycinus macrolepidotus Valenciennes 1850. Alestidae. Habitat: freshwater.

schoutedeni, Alestes Boulenger [G. A.] 1912:7, Pl. 18 (fig. 1) [Annales du Musée du Congo Belge Sér. C (Zoologie) (Sér. 1) v. 2 (fasc. 3); ref. 581] Lebuzi River at Kuka Muno, and at Boma Vonde, Lower Congo. Syntypes: BMNH 1912.4.1.241-242 (2) Lebuzi R., 1912.4.1.243 (1) Kuko Muno; MRAC 1599-1600 (1, 1). •Valid as Alestes schoutedeni Boulenger 1912 -- (Paugy 1984:159 [ref. 6183]). •Synonym of Brycinus macrolepidotus Valenciennes 1850 -- (Paugy & Schaefer 2007:375 [ref. 30022]). •Valid as Brycinus schoutedeni (Boulenger 1912) -- (Stiassny et al. 2023:599 [ref. 40595], Boden & Geelhand de Merxem 2024:30 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Brycinus schoutedeni (Boulenger 1912). Alestidae. Distribution: Central Africa: lower Congo basin. Habitat: freshwater.

senegalensis, Alestes (Brachyalestes) Steindachner [F.] 1870:545 [13], Pl. 2 (fig. 2) [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 61 (1. Abth.); ref. 18768] Dagana, Bakel, Senegal. Syntypes: (many) BMNH 1891.5.26.17-18 (2); NMW 14222-27 (5), 13375-432 (58), 66741 (2), 66774-83 (4, 4, 2, 7, 5, 2, 4, 5, 4, 3), 66784-88 (3, 7, 4, 4, 5), 66790 (4), 66791-814 (88 in 24 lots), 66824 (5), 75895 (5), 67146-47 (3, 10), 66815-16 (4, 120), 69610 (182); ZMH 1799 (1), 1800 (1). Type catalog: Wilkens & Dohse 1993:412 [ref. 21161]. On p. 13 of separate. •Synonym of Alestes leuciscus Günther 1867 -- (Paugy 1984:150 [ref. 6183], Paugy in Lévêque et al. 1990:209 [ref. 21589]). •Synonym of Bryconalestes leuciscus (Günther 1867) -- (Boden & Geelhand de Merxem 2024:33 [ref. 40817]). •Synonym of Brycinus leuciscus (Günther 1867). Current status: Synonym of Brycinus leuciscus (Günther 1867). Alestidae. Habitat: freshwater.

senegalensis, Alestes nurse Holly [M.] 1928:310, Fig. 2 [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 76 (nos 11/12) (art. 8); ref. 20200] Apparently not a new name but a new combination for Alestes senegalensis Steindachner 1870. •In the synonymy of Alestes leuciscus Günther 1867 -- (Paugy 1984:150 [ref. 6183]). •In the synonymy of Brycinus leuciscus (Günther 1867). Current status: Synonym of Brycinus leuciscus (Günther 1867). Alestidae.