imberi, Alestes Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1852:276 [Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1852; ref. 18539] Zambezi River, Mozambique. Lectotype: ZMB 3574. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1861.3.10.1-2 (2); ZMB 3575 (5), 23588 [ex ZMB 16122] (1), 32374 [ex ZMB 3574] (1). Type catalog: Zarske 2011:60 [ref. 31375]. Also in Peters 1868:66, Pl. 12 (fig. 3) [ref. 3440]. Lectotype selected by Seegers 1996:166 [ref. 23725]. •Valid as Alestes imberi Peters 1852 -- (Paugy 1984:146 [ref. 6183]). •Valid as Brycinus imberi (Peters 1852) -- (Paugy & Bénech 1989:300 [ref. 26478], Paugy in Lévêque et al. 1990:219 [ref. 21589], Paugy et al. 1990:337 [ref. 26477], Skelton 1993:201 [ref. 24071], Seegers 1996:166 [ref. 23725], Dankwa et al. 1999:19 [ref. 28023], Skelton 2001:201 [ref. 27406], De Vos et al. 2001:129, 131 [ref. 26059], Snoeks 2004:21 [ref. 28111], Zarske 2011:60 [ref. 31375], Marshall 2011:129 [ref. 31755], Kullander & Roberts 2012:366, 368 [ref. 31751], Decru et al. 2016:59 [ref. 34370], Pezold et al. 2016:103 [ref. 34870], Skelton 2019:233 [ref. 36564], Kiselkewa et al. 2020:[9] 708 [ref. 38315], Munene et al. 2021:22 [ref. 39283], Boden & Geelhand de Merxem 2024:27 [ref. 40817]). •Valid as Brachyalestes imberi (Peters 1852) -- (Stiassny et al. 2023:600 [ref. 40595]). Current status: Valid as Brachyalestes imberi (Peters 1852). Alestidae. Distribution: Africa: widespread in central and southeastern Africa. Habitat: freshwater.