Species that contain: Hydrocynus and vittatus [ 4 ] records

lineatus, Hydrocyon Schlegel [H.] in Bleeker 1863:125 [Natuurkundige Verhandelingen van de Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen te Haarlem (Ser. 2) v. 18 (1862); ref. 395] Ashantee, Guinea. Holotype (unique): RMNH 3249. •Synonym of Hydrocynus vittatus (Castelnau 1861) -- (Paugy 1984:171 [ref. 6183], Paugy in Lévêque et al. 1990:199 [ref. 21589], Seegers 1996:175 [ref. 23725]). •Synonym of Hydrocyon forskahlii (Cuvier 1819) -- (Brewster 1986:193 [ref. 8104], Seegers et al. 2003:36 [ref. 28087]). Current status: Synonym of Hydrocynus forskahlii (Cuvier 1819). Alestidae. Habitat: freshwater.

vittatus, Hydrocinus Castelnau [F. L.] 1861:65 [Mémoire sur les poissons de l'Afrique australe; ref. 767] Rundu, Okavango River, Namibia, 17°54'S, 19°46'E. Neotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 22228. Original locality: Lake N'gami, Botswana, South Africa. Neotype designated by Paugy & Guégan 1989:66 [ref. 26479]. •Valid as Hydrocynus vittatus Castelnau 1861 -- (Paugy 1984:171 [ref. 6183], Brewster 1986:193 [ref. 8104], Paugy & Guégan 1989:68 [ref. 26479], Paugy in Lévêque et al. 1990:199 [ref. 21589], Lévèque et al. 1991:139 [ref. 31367], Skelton 1993:206 [ref. 24071], Seegers 1996:175 [ref. 23725], Skelton 2001:206 [ref. 27406], De Vos et al. 2001:129, 131 [ref. 26059], Seegers et al. 2003:36 [ref. 28087], Paugy & Schaefer 2007:355 [ref. 30022], Marshall 2011:137 [ref. 31755], Kullander & Roberts 2012:368 [ref. 31751], Bruton et al. 2018:58 [ref. 36373], Skelton 2019:233 [ref. 36564], Kiselkewa et al. 2020:[9] 708 [ref. 38315], Munene et al. 2021:22 [ref. 39283], Akoth et al. 2023:11 [ref. 40069]). Current status: Valid as Hydrocynus vittatus Castelnau 1861. Alestidae. Distribution: Widespread in tropical Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

vittatus, Hydrocyon Boulenger [G. A.] 1898:24, Pl. 10 (fig. 2) [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoologie) v. 1 (fasc. 2); ref. 4864] Umangi, Upoto, and Manyanga. Syntypes: (3) BMNH 1898.11.17.5 (1), MRAC 149 (1), 165 (1). Subjectively invalid; secondarily preoccupied by Hydrocinus vittatus Castelnau 1861, replaced by Hydrocyon vittiger Boulenger 1907. •In the synonymy of Hydrocynus goliath Boulenger 1898 -- (Brewster 1986:197 [ref. 8104]). 2°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Hydrocynus goliath Boulenger 1898. Alestidae. Habitat: freshwater.

vittiger, Hydrocyon Boulenger [G. A.] 1907:106 [Zoology of Egypt: The fishes of the Nile; ref. 6510] Umangi, Upoto, and Manyanga. Syntypes: BMNH 1898.11.17.5 (1); MRAC 149 (1), 165 (1). Replacement name for Hydrocyon vittatus Boulenger 1898, preoccupied by Hydrocinus vittatus Castelnau 1861. •Valid as Hydrocynus vittiger (Boulenger 1907) -- (Paugy 1984:173 [ref. 6183]). •Synonym of Hydrocynus goliath Boulenger 1898 -- (Brewster 1986:197 [ref. 8104]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Hydrocynus goliath Boulenger 1898. Alestidae. Habitat: freshwater.