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.