microstoma, Bryconaethiops Günther [A.] 1873:143 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 4) v. 12 (no. 68) (art. 19); ref. 2003] Boma, Congo River, Democratic Republic of Congo. Syntypes: BMNH 1873.7.28.25-26 (2). •Valid as Bryconaethiops microstoma Günther 1873 -- (Paugy 1984:166 [ref. 6183], Poll & Gosse 1995:139 [ref. 24781], De Vos et al. 2001:129, 131 [ref. 26059], Ibala Zamba et al. 2007:1214, 1223 [ref. 29470], Paugy & Schaefer 2007:361 [ref. 30022], Skelton 2019:233 [ref. 36564], Munene et al. 2021:22 [ref. 39283], Stiassny et al. 2021:1687 [ref. 39000], Fermon et al. 2022:148 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Bryconaethiops microstoma Günther 1873. Alestidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Congo River basin (Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola). Habitat: freshwater.