ferox, Alestes Hopson [A. J.] & Hopson [J.] 1982:299, Fig. 5.19 [The fishes of Lake Turkana v. 1; ref. 8472] 1 kilometer west of North Island, Lake Turkana, depth 38 meters. Holotype: BMNH 1978.5.16.1. Paratypes: BMNH 1978.5.16.2-30 (29), 1978.5.16.31-36 (6 c&s). •Valid as Brycinus ferox (Hopson & Hopson 1982) -- (Seegers et al. 2003:35 [ref. 28087], Boden & Geelhand de Merxem 2024:26 [ref. 40817]). •Valid as Brachyalestes ferox (Hopson & Hopson 1982) -- (Stiassny et al. 2023:600 [ref. 40595]). Current status: Valid as Brachyalestes ferox (Hopson & Hopson 1982). Alestidae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Lake Turkana. Habitat: freshwater.