chaperi, Alestes Sauvage [H.-E.] 1882:320 [8], Pl. 5 (fig. 3) [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 7 (no. 5); ref. 18674] Cania River, Assini, Ghana. Syntypes: BMNH 1882.5.12.2-4 [ex MNHN] (3), 1883.7.4.88-90 [ex MNHN] (3); MNHN A-4418 to A-4420 (1, 6, 3), A-4523 (3). Type catalog: Bertin 1948:11-12 [ref. 19577]. On p. 8 of separate. •Valid as Alestes chaperi Sauvage 1882 -- (Paugy 1984:144 [ref. 6183]). •Synonym of Brycinus longipinnis (Günther 1864) -- (Lévêque et al. 1989:115 [ref. 26480], Paugy & Bénech 1989:300 [ref. 26478], Paugy in Lévêque et al. 1990:213 [ref. 21589], Paugy et al. 1990:337 [ref. 26477]). •See Brycinus sp. aff. chaperi (Sauvage 1882) -- (Géry 1995:55 [ref. 22057]). •Synonym of Bryconalestes longipinnis (Günther 1864). Current status: Synonym of Bryconalestes longipinnis (Günther 1864). Alestidae. Distribution: Ghana. Habitat: freshwater.