Species that contain: Leptocypris and niloticus [ 5 ] records

alexandrinus, Alburnus Steindachner [F.] 1893:152 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 30 (no. 14) (for 18 May 1893); ref. 20494] Mahmudie Canal near Alexandria, Egypt. Syntypes: (several) NMW (not yet found in 1995). Species illustrated and described in more detail in Steindachner 1893:240, Pl. 3 (fig. 3) [ref. 14536]. •Synonym of Leptocypris niloticus (Joannis 1835) -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:324 [ref. 6186]). Current status: Synonym of Leptocypris niloticus (Joannis 1835). Danionidae: Chedrinae. Habitat: freshwater.

niloticus, Leuciscus Joannis [L. de] 1835:no page number, Pl. 3 [Magasin de Zoologie 1835 (5 anneé); ref. 2355] Nile River at Thebes, Egypt. No types known. •Valid as Leptocypris niloticus (Joannis 1835) -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:324 [ref. 6186], Howes & Teugels 1989:901 [ref. 13624], Lévêque et al. 1989:118 [ref. 26480], Lévêque in Lévêque et al. 1990:274 [ref. 21589], Dankwa et al. 1999:24 [ref. 28023], Lévèque et al. 1991:142 [ref. 31367], Seegers et al. 2003:34 [ref. 28087], De Weirdt et al. 2007:563 [ref. 30024], Neumann et al. 2016:304 [ref. 35036], Akoth et al. 2023:10 [ref. 40069]). Current status: Valid as Leptocypris niloticus (Joannis 1835). Danionidae: Chedrinae. Distribution: Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

occidentalis, Barilius niloticus Blache [J.] & Miton [F.] 1961:397 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 32 (no. 5) (1960); ref. 7449] Taf-taf at Nganatir, Chad. Syntypes: MNHN 1959-0412 (5, as "types"); as "paratypes": MNHN 1959-0425 (6) and CEPFL (?). Type catalog: Blanc 1961:268 [ref. 20870]. •Synonym of Leptocypris niloticus (Joannis 1835) -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:325 [ref. 6186], Lévêque in Lévêque et al. 1990:274 [ref. 21589], Lévèque et al. 1991:142 [ref. 31367]). Current status: Synonym of Leptocypris niloticus (Joannis 1835). Danionidae: Chedrinae. Habitat: freshwater.

thebensis, Leuciscus Joannis [L. de] 1835:no page number, Pl. 11 [Magasin de Zoologie 1835 (5 anneé); ref. 2355] Nile River, Thebes, Egypt. •Synonym of Leptocypris niloticus (Joannis 1835) -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:324 [ref. 6186]). Current status: Synonym of Leptocypris niloticus (Joannis 1835). Danionidae: Chedrinae. Habitat: freshwater.

voltae, Barilius niloticus Roman [B.] 1966:118 [Annales, Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Série in 8o, Sciences Zoologiques No. 150; ref. 9061] Volta River, West Africa. Syntypes: MRAC 141680-92 (13). •Synonym of Leptocypris niloticus (Joannis 1835) -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:325 [ref. 6186], Lévêque in Lévêque et al. 1990:274 [ref. 21589], Lévèque et al. 1991:142 [ref. 31367]). Current status: Synonym of Leptocypris niloticus (Joannis 1835). Danionidae: Chedrinae. Habitat: freshwater.