Species that contain: Brycinus and macrolepidotus [ 5 ] records

batesii, Alestes Boulenger [G. A.] 1903:435 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 12 (no. 70) (art. 42); ref. 15018] Kribi River, southern Cameroon. Syntypes: BMNH 1902.11.12.110-111 (2), 1903.7.28.140 (1). •Valid as Alestes batesii Boulenger 1903 -- (Paugy 1984:143 [ref. 6183], Paugy 1986:234 [ref. 32545]). •Synonym of Brycinus macrolepidotus Valenciennes 1850 -- (Paugy & Schaefer 2007:365 [ref. 30022]). •Valid as Brycinus batesii (Boulenger 1903) -- (Boden & Geelhand de Merxem 2024:25 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Brycinus batesii (Boulenger 1903). Alestidae. Distribution: West-Central Africa: Kribi River basin, Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater.

macrolepidotus, Alestes Bilharz [T.] 1852:469, Pl. 37 [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Classe v. 9 (no. 1); ref. 31647] River Nile, near Cairo, Egypt. Syntypes: NMW (2, probably lost). Described independently of, and a secondary homonym of Brycinus macrolepidotus Valenciennes 1850. •Synonym of Brycinus macrolepidotus Valenciennes 1850 -- (Paugy 1984:153 [ref. 6183], Boden & Geelhand de Merxem 2024:28 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Synonym of Brycinus macrolepidotus Valenciennes 1850. Alestidae. Habitat: freshwater.

macrolepidotus, Brycinus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1850:157, Pl. 639 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 22; ref. 1014] Senegal. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-6335. Type catalog: Bertin 1948:11 [ref. 19577]. •Valid as Brycinus macrolepidotus Valenciennes 1850 -- (Pezold et al. 2016:103 [ref. 34870], Neumann et al. 2016:305 [ref. 35036], Decru et al. 2017:237 [ref. 35620], Skelton 2019:226 [ref. 36564], Munene et al. 2021:22 [ref. 39283], Stiassny et al. 2021:1687 [ref. 39000], Fermon et al. 2022:147 [ref. 39448], Akoth et al. 2023:11 [ref. 40069], Stiassny et al. 2023:599 [ref. 40595], Boden & Geelhand de Merxem 2024:28 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Brycinus macrolepidotus Valenciennes 1850. Alestidae. Distribution: Western Africa and the Nile system. Habitat: freshwater.

rutilus, Alestes Boulenger [G. A.] 1916:181, Fig. 116 [Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa v. 4; ref. 585] Northern Sherbo District, Sierra Leone. Syntypes: BMNH 1915.4.13.16-17 (2). •Valid as Alestes rutilus (Valenciennes 1850) -- (Paugy 1984:158 [ref. 6183]). •Synonym of Brycinus macrolepidotus Valenciennes 1850 -- (Lévêque et al. 1989:115 [ref. 26480], Paugy & Bénech 1989:300 [ref. 26478], Paugy in Lévêque et al. 1990:220 [ref. 21589], Paugy et al. 1990:337 [ref. 26477], Lévèque et al. 1991:139 [ref. 31367], Boden & Geelhand de Merxem 2024:28 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Synonym of Brycinus macrolepidotus Valenciennes 1850. Alestidae. Habitat: freshwater.

schoutedeni, Alestes Boulenger [G. A.] 1912:7, Pl. 18 (fig. 1) [Annales du Musée du Congo Belge Sér. C (Zoologie) (Sér. 1) v. 2 (fasc. 3); ref. 581] Lebuzi River at Kuka Muno, and at Boma Vonde, Lower Congo. Syntypes: BMNH 1912.4.1.241-242 (2) Lebuzi R., 1912.4.1.243 (1) Kuko Muno; MRAC 1599-1600 (1, 1). •Valid as Alestes schoutedeni Boulenger 1912 -- (Paugy 1984:159 [ref. 6183]). •Synonym of Brycinus macrolepidotus Valenciennes 1850 -- (Paugy & Schaefer 2007:375 [ref. 30022]). •Valid as Brycinus schoutedeni (Boulenger 1912) -- (Stiassny et al. 2023:599 [ref. 40595], Boden & Geelhand de Merxem 2024:30 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Brycinus schoutedeni (Boulenger 1912). Alestidae. Distribution: Central Africa: lower Congo basin. Habitat: freshwater.