nana, Alestes nurse var. Pellegrin [J.] 1935:133 [Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris (N. S.) (Série A) Zoologie v. 2 (no. 7); ref. 13918] Nanoropus, Lake Rudolf [Lake Turkana], Kenya, elevation 565 meters. Syntypes: MNHN 1933-0084 to 0086 (7, 6, 7); NMBA 4888 (1). Type catalog: Bertin 1948:12-13 [ref. 19577], Kottelat & Sutter 1988:52 [ref. 13796]. Possibly published earlier in Pellegrin 1935:415 [ref. 13732] but in name only. •Synonym of Alestes nurse (Rüppell 1832) -- (Paugy 1984:156 [ref. 6183]). •Synonym of Brycinus nurse (Rüppell 1832), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Paugy in Lévêque et al. 1990:216 [ref. 21589], Lévèque et al. 1991:139 [ref. 31367], Seegers et al. 2003:35 [ref. 28087]). •Synonym of Brycinus nurse (Rüppell 1832) -- (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.