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Species in the genus Micralestes: [ 24 ] records

acutidens, Alestes Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1852:276 [Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1852; ref. 18539] Zambezi River, Mozambique. Syntypes: BMNH 1861.3.10.3-4 (2, now 1); ZMB 31539 [ex ZMB 3576] (1), 3576-77 (3, 2), 16558 (many), ?23579 (7), ?23582 (18). Type catalog: Zarske 2011:57 [ref. 31375]. Also in Peters 1868:64, Pl. 12 (fig. 2) [ref. 3440]. •Valid as Micralestes acutidens (Peters 1852) -- (Paugy 1984:174 [ref. 6183], Lévêque et al. 1989:116 [ref. 26480], Skelton 1993:203 [ref. 24071], Skelton 2001:203 [ref. 27406], Stiassny & Mamonekene 2007:25 [ref. 29301], Paugy & Schaefer 2007:387 [ref. 30022], Zarske 2011:57 [ref. 31375], Marshall 2011:135 [ref. 31755], Kullander & Roberts 2012:361, 368 [ref. 31751], Kramer et al. 2016:unnumbered p. [ref. 34331], Bruton et al. 2018:60 [ref. 36373], Skelton 2019:233 [ref. 36564], Munene et al. 2021:22 [ref. 39283], Abdalla & Adam 2024:7 [ref. 42447], Woodford et al. 2025:[5] [ref. 42155]). Current status: Valid as Micralestes acutidens (Peters 1852). Alestidae. Distribution: Central and southeastern Africa to West Africa. IUCN (2020): Least Concern. Habitat: freshwater.

ambiguus, Micralestes Géry [J.] 1995:50, Fig. 29 [aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology v. 1 (no. 4); ref. 22057] Basin of the Oubangui, 1 kilometer west of Bari River, a tributary of the Lua River, 63 kilometers west of Gemena, Equator Province, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype: MHNG 2572.08. Paratypes: MRAC 95-26-P-3-4 (2); MTD F 27522 [ex Géry coll.] (1); Géry coll. G.966 a-c (3 or 2), d-e (2). Type catalog: Weber 1998:8 [ref. 32707], Zarske 2003:14 [ref. 27474]. •Valid as Micralestes ambiguus Géry 1995. Current status: Valid as Micralestes ambiguus Géry 1995. Alestidae. Distribution: Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

argyrotaenia, Micralestes Trewavas [E.] 1936:65, Pl. 1 (fig. 3) [Novitates Zoologicae. A Journal of Zoology in Connection with the Tring Museum v. 40; ref. 13752] Upper Cunene River, Angola. Syntypes: BMNH 1935.3.20.65-70 (6). •Valid as Micralestes argyrotaenia Trewavas 1936 -- (Paugy 1984:175 [ref. 6183], Skelton 2019:233 [ref. 36564]). Current status: Valid as Micralestes argyrotaenia Trewavas 1936. Alestidae. Distribution: Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

brevianalis, Micralestes Blache [J.] & Miton [F.] 1960:101 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 32 (no. 1); ref. 20673] Lake Chad, Zone E.-S.-E., at border of Ilôts-bancs (loc. Bangarom). Syntypes: MNHN 1959-0231 ("Types" 59, now 16); "paratypes": MNHN 1959-0236 (5, now 1), 1987-2108 [ex 1959-236] (2); CEPFL 9 (1), 839 (1). Type catalog: Blanc 1961:263 [ref. 20870]. •Synonym of Micralestes acutidens (Peters 1852) -- (Paugy 1984:174 [ref. 6183]). •Synonym of Micralestes elongatus Daget 1957 -- (Lévèque et al. 1991:139 [ref. 31367]). Current status: Synonym of Micralestes elongatus Daget 1957. Alestidae. Habitat: freshwater.

brevipinnis, Alestes Perugia [A.] 1892:975 [9] [Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova (Serie 2) v. 10; ref. 3433] Vivi, Congo. Syntypes: MSNG 9248 (8), NMW 1603 (1). Type catalog: Tortonese 1961:183 [ref. 10343]. On p. 9 of separate. •Synonym of Micralestes holargyreus (Günther 1873) -- (Paugy 1984:176 [ref. 6183]). Current status: Synonym of Micralestes holargyreus (Günther 1873). Alestidae. Habitat: freshwater.

comoensis, Micralestes Poll [M.] & Roman [B.] 1967:179, Figs. 1-2 [Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines v. 75 (nos 1-2); ref. 7985] Comoe River, on route from Bobo-Dioulasso to Abidjan, 68 kilometers South of Bobo-Dioulasso, Upper Volta. Holotype: MRAC 141924. Paratypes: MNHN 1967-0667 (2); MRAC 141941 (1), 141925-28 (4), 141929-36 (8), 141937-40 (4), 153172-82 (11), 153183-86 (4). Type catalog: Derijst 1991:55 [ref. 21528]. •Valid as Micralestes comoensis Poll & Roman 1967 -- (Paugy 1984:175 [ref. 6183], Paugy 1990:81 [ref. 19787], Paugy in Lévêque et al. 1990:223 [ref. 21589]). Current status: Valid as Micralestes comoensis Poll & Roman 1967. Alestidae. Distribution: Western Africa: Eburneo ecoregion endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

congicus, Micralestes Poll [M.] 1967:44, 46, Fig. 5 [Annales, Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Série in 8o, Sciences Zoologiques No. 162; ref. 3529] Bokuma, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype: MRAC 96582. Paratypes: MRAC 96583-84 (2), 153747 (1). Type catalog: Derijst 1991:56 [ref. 21528]. •Valid as Micralestes congicus Poll 1967 -- (Paugy 1984:175 [ref. 6183]). Current status: Valid as Micralestes congicus Poll 1967. Alestidae. Distribution: Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

eburneensis, Micralestes Daget [J.] 1965:590 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 36 (no. 5) (1964); ref. 9210] Cavally near Toulépleu, Ivory Coast. Holotype: MNHN 1964-0270. Paratypes: MNHN 1964-0271 (orig. 23, now 20), MRAC 154716-17 (2). The subspecies soudaniensis is unavailable. •Valid as Rhabdalestes eburneensis (Daget 1965) -- (Paugy 1984:181 [ref. 6183]). •Valid as Micralestes eburneensis Daget 1965 -- (Paugy 1990:81 [ref. 19787], Paugy in Lévêque et al. 1990:227 [ref. 21589], Pezold et al. 2016:103 [ref. 34870]). Current status: Valid as Micralestes eburneensis Daget 1965. Alestidae. Distribution: Ivory Coast and Liberia. Habitat: freshwater.

elongatus, Micralestes acutidens Daget [J.] 1957:126, Fig. 11 (bottom) [Mémoires de l'Institut français d'Afrique Noire No. 50; ref. 12063] Bougouri-Ba, Upper Volta. Holotype: MNHN 1956-0106. Paratypes: MNHN 1960-0409 (3), 1960-0410 (16, now 14), 1960-0411 (4), 1960-0412 (9), 1960-0413 (6, now 5); MRAC 154714-15 (2). Type catalog: Blanc 1961:262 [ref. 20870]. •Valid as Micralestes elongatus Daget 1957 -- (Paugy 1984:175 [ref. 6183], Paugy 1990:81 [ref. 19787], Paugy in Lévêque et al. 1990:228 [ref. 21589], Lévèque et al. 1991:139 [ref. 31367], Dankwa et al. 1999:20 [ref. 28023], Seegers et al. 2003:36 [ref. 28087] as aff. elongatus, Paugy & Schaefer 2007:389 [ref. 30022], Neumann et al. 2016:305 [ref. 35036], Abdalla & Adam 2024:7 [ref. 42447] as elongates). Current status: Valid as Micralestes elongatus Daget 1957. Alestidae. Distribution: Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

fodori, Micralestes Matthes [H.] 1965:178, Fig. 1 [Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines v. 71 (nos 1-2); ref. 9228] Lake Fwa, Congo. Holotype: MRAC 140901. Paratypes: IRSAC (2); MRAC 71317-80 (64), 140902 (1), 140903-06 (4). •Valid as Micralestes fodori Matthes 1965 -- (Paugy 1984:175 [ref. 6183]). Current status: Valid as Micralestes fodori Matthes 1965. Alestidae. Distribution: Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

holargyreus, Alestes Günther [A.] 1873:144 [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 1873.7.28.19-23 (5). •Valid as Micralestes holargyreus (Günther 1873) -- (Paugy 1984:176 [ref. 6183], Stiassny & Mamonekene 2007:26 [ref. 29301]). Current status: Valid as Micralestes holargyreus (Günther 1873). Alestidae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

humilis, Micralestes Boulenger [G. A.] 1899:87, Pl. 36 (fig. 4) [Annales du Musee du Congo (Série Zoologie) v. 1 (fasc. 4); ref. 549] Katu, Lake Leopold II, Congo. Holotype (unique): MRAC 805. •Valid as Micralestes humilis Boulenger 1899 -- (Paugy 1984:176 [ref. 6183], Paugy 1990:81 [ref. 19787], Paugy in Lévêque et al. 1990:226 [ref. 21589], Lévèque et al. 1991:139 [ref. 31367], Stiassny & Mamonekene 2007:27 [ref. 29301], Paugy & Schaefer 2007:391 [ref. 30022], Kullander & Roberts 2012:361 [ref. 31751], Decru et al. 2017:239 [ref. 35620], Skelton 2019:233 [ref. 36564], Kiselkewa et al. 2020:[9] 708 [ref. 38315], Stiassny et al. 2021:1687 [ref. 39000], Fermon et al. 2022:149 [ref. 39448], Abwe et al. 2023:30 [ref. 39992]). Current status: Valid as Micralestes humilis Boulenger 1899. Alestidae. Distribution: Western and central Africa: Lower Guinea, Niger, Congo and Zambezi rivers and lakes Chad, Mweru and Tanganyika. Habitat: freshwater.

lualabae, Micralestes Poll [M.] 1967:44, 48, Fig. 6 [Annales, Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Série in 8o, Sciences Zoologiques No. 162; ref. 3529] Kindu, Lualaba River, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype: MRAC 70201. Paratypes: MNHN 1967-0668 (2); MRAC 70194-200 (7), 70202-17 (16), 70219-27 (9), 70228-33 (6). Type catalog: Derijst 1991:56 [ref. 21528]. •Valid as Micralestes lualabae Poll 1967 -- (Paugy 1984:176 [ref. 6183], Stiassny & Mamonekene 2007:26 [ref. 29301], Kullander & Roberts 2012:366 [ref. 31751]). Current status: Valid as Micralestes lualabae Poll 1967. Alestidae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

luluae, Micralestes Fowler [H. W.] 1930:29, Fig. 2 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 82; ref. 1406] Lulua River, Kasai River basin, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype: ANSP 51715. Paratypes: ANSP 51716-39 (24). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:50 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Micralestes acutidens (Peters 1852) -- (Paugy 1984:174 [ref. 6183]). Current status: Synonym of Micralestes acutidens (Peters 1852). Alestidae. Habitat: freshwater.

neglectus, Petersius Boulenger [G. A.] 1920:18 [Annales du Musée du Congo Belge Sér. C (Zoologie) (Sér. 1) v. 2 (fasc. 4); ref. 587] Poko, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype (unique): MRAC 8064. •Synonym of Micralestes acutidens (Peters 1852) -- (Paugy 1984:174 [ref. 6183]). Current status: Synonym of Micralestes acutidens (Peters 1852). Alestidae. Habitat: freshwater.

occidentalis, Petersius Günther [A.] 1899:731, Pl. 45 (fig. B) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1899 (pt 3); ref. 14705] Kotchwah River, Ghana. Syntypes: (6) BMNH 1899.12.22.32-36 (5). •Valid as Micralestes occidentalis (Günther 1899) -- (Paugy 1984:177 [ref. 6183], Paugy & Bénech 1989:300 [ref. 26478], Paugy 1990:81 [ref. 19787], Paugy in Lévêque et al. 1990:224 [ref. 21589], Paugy et al. 1990:337 [ref. 26477], Lévèque et al. 1991:139 [ref. 31367], Dankwa et al. 1999:20 [ref. 28023]). Current status: Valid as Micralestes occidentalis (Günther 1899). Alestidae. Distribution: Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

pabrensis, Phenacogrammus Roman [B.] 1966:71, Pl. 4 (fig. 7-8) [Annales, Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Série in 8o, Sciences Zoologiques No. 150; ref. 9061] Reservoir of Pabré, White Volta basin, 22 kilometers northeast of Ouagodougou, West Africa. Holotype: MRAC 141261. Paratypes: MRAC 141262 (1, allotype), 141263-66 (4), 141267-78 (13? or 12), 141359-65 (7), 141366-78 (13), 141379-97 (19), 141332-58 (27). •Valid as Phenacogrammus pabrensis Roman 1966 -- (Paugy 1984:180 [ref. 6183]). •Valid as Micralestes pabrensis (Roman 1966) -- (Paugy 1990:81 [ref. 19787], Paugy in Lévêque et al. 1990:222 [ref. 21589], Lévèque et al. 1991:139 [ref. 31367], Dankwa et al. 1999:20 [ref. 28023], Boden 2024:39 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Micralestes pabrensis (Roman 1966). Alestidae. Distribution: West Africa: White Volta basin. Habitat: freshwater.

sardina, Micralestes Poll [M.] 1938:411, Fig. 12 [Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines v. 30 (no. 4); ref. 17167] Kandulu, near Sakania, tributary of Luembe River, Democratic Republic of Congo. Lectotype: MRAC 50040. Paralectotypes: MRAC 50041-51 (11). Type catalog: Derijst 1991:56 [ref. 21528]. Lectotype selected by Poll 1967:40 [ref. 3529]. •Valid as Micralestes sardina Poll 1938 -- (Paugy 1984:177 [ref. 6183]). •Synonym of Micralestes humilis (Boulenger 1899) -- (Decru et al. 2017:238 [ref. 35620]). Current status: Synonym of Micralestes humilis Boulenger 1899. Alestidae. Habitat: freshwater.

schelly, Micralestes Stiassny [M. L. J.] & Mamonekene [V.] 2007:21, Figs. 1F, 2D, 3-6 [Zootaxa No. 1614; ref. 29301] Congo River main channel near Inga at point 50, 5°31.69S, 13°36.47E, Bas Congo Province, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype: AMNH 240662. Paratypes: AMNH 239518 (29, 5 c&s), CUMV 93431 (2), MCZ 166773 (2), MNHN 2007-1629 (2), MRAC 2007-26-P-1-2 (2), ZSM 33982 [ex. AMNH 239518] (2). Type cataloig: Neumann 2011:236 [ref. 31652]. •Valid as Micralestes schelly Stiassny & Mamonekene 2007. Current status: Valid as Micralestes schelly Stiassny & Mamonekene 2007. Alestidae. Distribution: Lower Congo River, Democratic Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

stolatus, Alestes Boulenger [G. A.] 1920:17 [Annales du Musée du Congo Belge Sér. C (Zoologie) (Sér. 1) v. 2 (fasc. 4); ref. 587] Poko, Democratic Republic of Congo. Syntypes: BMNH 1919.9.10.115 (1), MRAC 8050 (1). •Synonym of Micralestes stormsi Boulenger 1902 -- (Paugy & Poll 1982:101 [ref. 20637], Paugy 1984:177 [ref. 6183]). Current status: Synonym of Micralestes stormsi Boulenger 1902. Alestidae. Habitat: freshwater.

stormsi, Micralestes Boulenger [G. A.] 1902:265, Pl. 28 (figs. 1-2) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1902, v. 1 (pt 1) (art. 4); ref. 4865] Lindi River, Democratic Republic of Congo. Syntypes: BMNH 1902.4.14.28-31 (4), IRSNB 8 (21), MSNM 3 [ex MSNM 4443, ex IRSNB] (1). Type catalog: Conci & Michelangeli 1974:222 [ref. 21560], Walschaerts 1987:11 [ref. 20755]. •Valid as Micralestes stormsi Boulenger 1902 -- (Paugy & Poll 1982:101 [ref. 20637], Paugy 1984:177 [ref. 6183], De Vos et al. 2001:129, 131 [ref. 26059], Stiassny & Mamonekene 2007:27 [ref. 29301], Mirande 2010:475 [ref. 31006], 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], Bigirimana et al. 2024:35 [ref. 41336]). Current status: Valid as Micralestes stormsi Boulenger 1902. Alestidae. Distribution: Africa: widespread Habitat: freshwater.

vittatus, Alestes Boulenger [G. A.] 1917:363 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 20 (no. 119); ref. 15084] Lufuko River at Pala, Lake Tanganyika. Syntypes: BMNH 1919.1.16.21-25 (5) Albertville; MRAC 11547-48 (2), 14323-24 (2). Lectotype mentioned in Poll 1967:39 [ref. 3529], but without clear indication of specimen chosen. •Valid as Micralestes vittatus (Boulenger 1917) -- (Paugy 1984:178 [ref. 6183], Kullander & Roberts 2012:361 [ref. 31751]). Current status: Valid as Micralestes vittatus (Boulenger 1917). Alestidae. Distribution: Eastern Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

voltae, Micralestes Roman [B.] 1966:67, Pl. 3 (figs. 5-6) [Annales, Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Série in 8o, Sciences Zoologiques No. 150; ref. 9061] Niamé, stream flowing into Kou River, tributary of the Black Volta River, about 20 kilometers from Bobo-Dioulasso, West Africa. Holotype: MRAC 141158. Paratypes: MNHN 1967-0669 (2); MRAC 141159 (1, allotype), 141180-92 (13), 141167-79 (13), 141160-66 (7). Other material: MRAC 141260 (1), 153163-64 (2). •Valid as Micralestes voltae Roman 1966 -- (Paugy 1984:178 [ref. 6183]). •Synonym of Micralestes occidentalis (Günther 1899) -- (Paugy in Lévêque et al. 1990:224 [ref. 21589], Lévèque et al. 1991:139 [ref. 31367]). Current status: Synonym of Micralestes occidentalis (Günther 1899). Alestidae. Distribution: Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

woosnami, Petersius Boulenger [G. A.] 1907:487 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 20 (no. 120) (art. 67); ref. 15139] Aruwimi River, Congo River system, Central Africa. Syntypes: BMNH 1907.4.20.35-36 (2). •Synonym of Micralestes humilis Boulenger 1899 -- (Paugy 1984:176 [ref. 6183], Decru et al. 2017:239 [ref. 35620]). Current status: Synonym of Micralestes humilis Boulenger 1899. Alestidae. Habitat: freshwater.