bouboni, Alestes Roman [B.] 1973:51, Fig. [Notes et documents voltaïques: bulletin trimestriel d'information scientifique, Centre Voltaïque de la Recherche Scientifique. v. 6 (no. 3); ref. 7468] Boubon, Niger River, 20 kilometers north of Niamey, Niger, western Africa. Holotype: MHV-V436. Paratypes: MHV-V437 (1, allotype), V438-441 (4), V952 (1). •Valid as Alestes bouboni Roman 1973 -- (Paugy 1984:143 [ref. 6183]). •Synonym of Brycinus nurse (Rüppell 1832) -- (Lévèque et al. 1991:139 [ref. 31367], Boden & Geelhand de Merxem 2024:29 [ref. 40817]). •Synonym of Brachyalestes nurse (Rüppell 1832). Current status: Synonym of Brachyalestes nurse (Rüppell 1832). Alestidae. Habitat: freshwater.