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Species in the genus Hydrocynus: [ 10 ] records

brevis, Hydrocyon Günther [A.] 1864:351 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 5; ref. 1974] Upper Nile River, Khartoum, Sudan. Syntypes: BMNH 1862.6.17.94-96 (3). •Valid as Hydrocynus brevis Günther 1864 -- (Paugy 1984:169 [ref. 6183], Brewster 1986:195 [ref. 8104], Paugy & Guégan 1989:68 [ref. 26479], Paugy in Lévêque et al. 1990:199 [ref. 21589], Lévèque et al. 1991:139 [ref. 31367], Dankwa et al. 1999:18 [ref. 28023], Neumann et al. 2016:305 [ref. 35036], Abdalla & Adam 2024:6 [ref. 42447]). Current status: Valid as Hydrocynus brevis Günther 1864. Alestidae. Distribution: Africa: western Africa to the Nile River, Sudan. Habitat: freshwater.

forskahlii, Hydrocyon Cuvier [G.] 1819:354, Pl. 28 (fig. 1) [Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris (N. S.) (Série A) Zoologie v. 5; ref. 1017] Nile River, Egypt. Holotype: MNHN 0000-1691. Type catalog: Bertin 1948:29-30 [ref. 19577]. See discussion in Brewster 1986:193 [ref. 8104] about type specimens; she treats MNHN 1691 as the holotype. Misspelled forskali in Pellegrin 1921:635 [ref. 30437]. See also Salmo roschal Walbaum 1792. •Valid as Hydrocynus forskahlii (Cuvier 1819) -- (Paugy 1984:170 [ref. 6183], Brewster 1986:193 [ref. 8104], Paugy & Guégan 1989:68 [ref. 26479] as forskalii, Lévêque et al. 1989:116 [ref. 26480] as forskalii, Paugy & Bénech 1989:300 [ref. 26478] as forskalii, Paugy in Lévêque et al. 1990:200 [ref. 21589] as forskalii, Paugy et al. 1990:337 [ref. 26477] as forskalii, Dankwa et al. 1999:18 [ref. 28023] as forskalii, Seegers et al. 2003:36 [ref. 28087], Paugy & Schaefer 2007:357 [ref. 30022], Fricke 2008:18 [ref. 30182], Neumann et al. 2016:305 [ref. 35036], Akoth et al. 2023:11 [ref. 40069], Abdalla & Adam 2024:6 [ref. 42447]). Current status: Valid as Hydrocynus forskahlii (Cuvier 1819). Alestidae. Distribution: Africa: western Africa to the Nile River. Habitat: freshwater.

goliath, Hydrocyon Boulenger [G. A.] 1898:23, Pl. 11 [Annales du Musee du Congo (Série Zoologie) v. 1 (fasc. 2); ref. 4864] Manyanga, Upper Congo. Lectotype: BMNH 1898.11.17.4. Paralectotypes: BMNH [lost, 1], MRAC 77 (1), 116 (1), 117 (1), 166 (1) (orig. 6 syntypes). Lectotype designation by Brewster 1986:197 [ref. 8104]. •Valid as Hydrocynus goliath Boulenger 1898 -- (Paugy 1984:171 [ref. 6183], Brewster 1986:197 [ref. 8104], Munene et al. 2021:22 [ref. 39283]). Current status: Valid as Hydrocynus goliath Boulenger 1898. Alestidae. Distribution: Central Africa: central and upper Congo River system (Democratic Republic of Congo). Habitat: freshwater.

lineatus, Hydrocyon Schlegel [H.] in Bleeker 1863:125 [Natuurkundige Verhandelingen van de Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen te Haarlem (Serie 2) v. 18 (1862); ref. 395] Ashantee, Guinea. Holotype (unique): RMNH 3249. •Synonym of Hydrocynus vittatus (Castelnau 1861) -- (Paugy 1984:171 [ref. 6183], Paugy in Lévêque et al. 1990:199 [ref. 21589], Seegers 1996:175 [ref. 23725]). •Synonym of Hydrocyon forskahlii (Cuvier 1819) -- (Brewster 1986:193 [ref. 8104], Seegers et al. 2003:36 [ref. 28087]). Current status: Synonym of Hydrocynus forskahlii (Cuvier 1819). Alestidae. Habitat: freshwater.

roschal, Salmo Walbaum [J. J.] (ex Forsskål) 1792:81 [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] Nile River, near Cairo, Egypt. A forgotten name, not used as valid since 1899, therefore reversal of priority in favor of Hydrocyon forskahlii Cuvier 1819 is followed (Art. 23.9) -- (Fricke 2008:18 [ref. 30182]). Authorship according to Fricke 2008:18 [ref. 30182]. Misidentified as Salmo dentex (non Linnaeus 1758) by Forsskål 1775:xiii, 66 [ref. 1351] with vernacular name "Roschal'. •Synonym of Hydrocynus forskahlii (Cuvier 1819) -- (Fricke 2008:18 [ref. 30182]). Nomen Oblitum. Current status: Synonym of Hydrocynus forskahlii (Cuvier 1819). Alestidae. Habitat: freshwater.

somonorum, Hydrocyon Daget [J.] 1954:116, Fig. 34 [Mémoires de l'Institut français d'Afrique Noire No. 36; ref. 11989] Khartoum [Kolenzé, Diafarabé, Dia bozo?], Upper Niger. Syntypes: MNHN (orig. 8 syntypes, lost). Syntypes are lost, Brewster 1986:195 [ref. 8104]. •Valid as Hydrocynus somonorum Daget 1954 -- (Paugy 1984:171 [ref. 6183]). •Synonym of Hydrocynus brevis Günther 1864 -- (Brewster 1986:195 [ref. 8104], Lévèque et al. 1991:139 [ref. 31367] as a possible hybrid). Current status: Synonym of Hydrocynus brevis Günther 1864. Alestidae. Habitat: freshwater.

tanzaniae, Hydrocynus Brewster [B.] 1986:199, Figs. 30-31 [Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology v. 50 (no. 3); ref. 8104] Lower Ruvu River, Tanzania. Holotype: BMNH 1976.10.21.130. Paratypes: BMNH 1981.7.7.41-42 (2). Additional material: BMNH 1972.11.28.3-4 (2), 1976.10.21.128-129 (2), 1981.1.14.33-43 (11), .44 (1), .45-46 (2); MRAC 188963-68 (6), 191468 (1). •Valid as Hydrocynus tanzaniae Brewster 1986. Current status: Valid as Hydrocynus tanzaniae Brewster 1986. Alestidae. Distribution: Tanzania. Habitat: freshwater.

vittatus, Hydrocinus Castelnau [F. L.] 1861:65 [Mémoire sur les poissons de l'Afrique australe; ref. 767] Rundu, Okavango River, Namibia, 17°54'S, 19°46'E. Neotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 22228. Original locality: Lake N'gami, Botswana, South Africa. Neotype designated by Paugy & Guégan 1989:66 [ref. 26479]. •Valid as Hydrocynus vittatus Castelnau 1861 -- (Paugy 1984:171 [ref. 6183], Brewster 1986:193 [ref. 8104], Paugy & Guégan 1989:68 [ref. 26479], Paugy in Lévêque et al. 1990:199 [ref. 21589], Lévèque et al. 1991:139 [ref. 31367], Skelton 1993:206 [ref. 24071], Seegers 1996:175 [ref. 23725], Skelton 2001:206 [ref. 27406], De Vos et al. 2001:129, 131 [ref. 26059], Seegers et al. 2003:36 [ref. 28087], Paugy & Schaefer 2007:355 [ref. 30022], Marshall 2011:137 [ref. 31755], Kullander & Roberts 2012:368 [ref. 31751], Bruton et al. 2018:58 [ref. 36373], Skelton 2019:233 [ref. 36564], Kiselkewa et al. 2020:[9] 708 [ref. 38315], Munene et al. 2021:22 [ref. 39283], Akoth et al. 2023:11 [ref. 40069], Abdalla & Adam 2024:6 [ref. 42447], Bigirimana et al. 2024:35 [ref. 41336]). Current status: Valid as Hydrocynus vittatus Castelnau 1861. Alestidae. Distribution: Widespread in tropical Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

vittatus, Hydrocyon Boulenger [G. A.] 1898:24, Pl. 10 (fig. 2) [Annales du Musee du Congo (Série Zoologie) v. 1 (fasc. 2); ref. 4864] Umangi, Upoto, and Manyanga. Syntypes: (3) BMNH 1898.11.17.5 (1), MRAC 149 (1), 165 (1). Subjectively invalid; secondarily preoccupied by Hydrocinus vittatus Castelnau 1861, replaced by Hydrocyon vittiger Boulenger 1907. •In the synonymy of Hydrocynus goliath Boulenger 1898 -- (Brewster 1986:197 [ref. 8104]). 2°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Hydrocynus goliath Boulenger 1898. Alestidae. Habitat: freshwater.

vittiger, Hydrocyon Boulenger [G. A.] 1907:106 [Zoology of Egypt: The fishes of the Nile; ref. 6510] Umangi, Upoto, and Manyanga. Syntypes: BMNH 1898.11.17.5 (1); MRAC 149 (1), 165 (1). Replacement name for Hydrocyon vittatus Boulenger 1898, preoccupied by Hydrocinus vittatus Castelnau 1861. •Valid as Hydrocynus vittiger (Boulenger 1907) -- (Paugy 1984:173 [ref. 6183]). •Synonym of Hydrocynus goliath Boulenger 1898 -- (Brewster 1986:197 [ref. 8104]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Hydrocynus goliath Boulenger 1898. Alestidae. Habitat: freshwater.