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Species in the genus Bryconaethiops: [ 6 ] records


boulengeri, Bryconaethiops Pellegrin [J.] 1900:101 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 1) v. 6 (no. 3); ref. 14734] Ogowe River at Adoumas, Gabon [probably from the Congo basin]. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1886-0356. Type catalog: Bertin 1948:10 [ref. 19577]. Type locality incorrect, see De Weirdt et al. 2021:78 [ref. 38741]. •Valid as Bryconaethiops boulengeri Pellegrin 1900 -- (Paugy 1984:166 [ref. 6183], Poll & Gosse 1995:139 [ref. 24781], Ibala Zamba et al. 2007:1214, 1223 [ref. 29470], Kullander & Roberts 2012:361, 366 [ref. 31751], 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). Current status: Valid as Bryconaethiops boulengeri Pellegrin 1900. Alestidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Congo River basin (Democratic Republic of Congo and Republic of Congo). Habitat: freshwater.

macrops, Bryconaethiops Boulenger [G. A.] 1920:15, Fig. 6 [Annales du Musée du Congo Belge Sér. C (Zoologie) (Sér. 1) v. 2 (fasc. 4); ref. 587] Bafwasende, Avakubi and Bosabangi, Democratic Republic of Congo. Syntypes: (18) BMNH 1919.9.10.100-101 (2) Avakubi; MRAC 7223 (1), 7225-27 (3), 7228-29 (2), 7230 (1), 7340 (1), 7673-7678 (5 + 1). •Valid as Bryconaethiops macrops Boulenger 1920 -- (Paugy 1984:166 [ref. 6183], Poll & Gosse 1995:139 [ref. 24781], Ibala Zamba et al. 2007:1214, 1224 [ref. 29470], Paugy & Schaefer 2007:359 [ref. 30022], Mirande 2010:476 [ref. 31006], Kiselkewa et al. 2020:[9] 708 [ref. 38315], Munene et al. 2021:22 [ref. 39283], Fermon et al. 2022:148 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Bryconaethiops macrops Boulenger 1920. Alestidae. Distribution: Westerrn-central Africa: Lower Guinea Province and Congo River basin (Gabon, Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo). Habitat: freshwater.

microstoma, Bryconaethiops Günther [A.] 1873:143 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 4) v. 12 (no. 68) (art. 19); ref. 2003] Boma, Congo River, Democratic Republic of Congo. Syntypes: BMNH 1873.7.28.25-26 (2). •Valid as Bryconaethiops microstoma Günther 1873 -- (Paugy 1984:166 [ref. 6183], Poll & Gosse 1995:139 [ref. 24781], De Vos et al. 2001:129, 131 [ref. 26059], Ibala Zamba et al. 2007:1214, 1223 [ref. 29470], Paugy & Schaefer 2007:361 [ref. 30022], Skelton 2019:233 [ref. 36564], Munene et al. 2021:22 [ref. 39283], Stiassny et al. 2021:1687 [ref. 39000], Fermon et al. 2022:148 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Bryconaethiops microstoma Günther 1873. Alestidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Congo River basin (Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola). Habitat: freshwater.

mocquardianus, Brachyalestes Thominot [A.] 1886:167 [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 10; ref. 17904] San Benito, Equitorial Guinea, western Africa. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1885-0428. Type catalog: Bertin 1948:10 [ref. 19577]. •Synonym of Bryconaethiops microstoma Günther 1873 -- (Paugy 1984:166 [ref. 6183], Ibala Zamba et al. 2007:1215 [ref. 29470]). Current status: Synonym of Bryconaethiops microstoma Günther 1873. Alestidae. Habitat: freshwater.

quinquesquamae, Bryconaethiops Teugels [G. G.] & Thys van den Audenaerde [D. F. E.] 1990:208, Figs. 2-6 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 1 (no. 3); ref. 19031] Cross River near Mamfe town, 5°46'N, 9°17'E, Cameroon. Holotype: MRAC 73-40-P-28. Paratypes: MRAC 73-29-P-934 (1, c&s, dissected), MRAC 73-29-P-935 to 937 (3), MRAC 73-29-P-938 (1), MRAC 73-40-P 29 to 30 (2), MRAC 88-35-P-185 to 186 (2). •Valid as Bryconaethiops quinquesquamae Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde 1990 -- (Paugy in Lévêque et al. 1990:201 [ref. 21589], Poll & Gosse 1995:139 [ref. 24781], Ibala Zamba et al. 2007:1214, 1224 [ref. 29470], Paugy & Schaefer 2007:359 [ref. 30022]). Current status: Valid as Bryconaethiops quinquesquamae Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde 1990. Alestidae. Distribution: Lower Guinea province and the Niger River delta: Cameroon and Nigeria, western Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

yseuxi, Bryconaethiops Boulenger [G. A.] 1899:82, Pl. 37 (fig. 2) [Annales du Musee du Congo (Série Zoologie) v. 1 (fasc. 4); ref. 549] "Haut Congo" [Upper Congo River basin above Matadi]. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1899.6.27.38. See Ibala Zamba et al. 2007:1216 [ref. 29470] for definition of "Haut Congo" -- an old term for the Conge R. basin above Matidi (5°49'S, 13°27'E). •Synonym of Bryconaethiops microstoma Günther 1873 -- (Paugy 1984:166 [ref. 6183]). •Valid as Bryconaethiops yseuxi Boulenger 1899 -- ( Ibala Zamba et al. 2007:1216 [ref. 29470]). Current status: Valid as Bryconaethiops yseuxi Boulenger 1899. Alestidae. Distribution: Central Africa: lower Congo River basin from Boma to Pool Malebo (formerly Stanley Pool), Democratic Republic of Congo and Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.


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