major, Petersius Boulenger [G. A.] 1903:436 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 12 (no. 70) (art. 42); ref. 15018] Ja River at Bitye, southern Cameroon. Syntypes: BMNH 1903.7.28.221-222 (2). •Valid as Phenacogrammus major (Boulenger 1903) -- (Amiet & Nzeyimana 1990:1 [ref. 19728], Gèry 1995:62 [ref. 22057], Paugy 1984:180 [ref. 6183], Paugy & Schaefer 2007:397 [ref. 30022], Stiassny et al. 2021:17 [ref. 38730], Fermon et al. 2022:149 [ref. 39448] with question). •Valid as Hemigrammopetersius major (Boulenger 1903) -- (Melo & Stiassny 2024:6 [ref. 41653]). Current status: Valid as Hemigrammopetersius major (Boulenger 1903). Alestidae. Distribution: West-central Africa: northern Congo River basin, southern Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater.