Genera that contain: Micralestes [ 7 ] records

Brachypetersius (subgenus of Phenacogrammus) Hoedeman [J. J.] 1956:559-560 [ref. 6184] Masc. Micralestes altus Boulenger 1899. Type by original designation (also monotypic). First appeared in Hoedeman 1951:8 [ref. 2178] as a new subgenus of Alestopetersius but not available (no fixation of type species after 1930, Art. 13.3). Unfortunately, a line was missing in the key on p. 7. From BB. on, all subgenera were intended as belonging to the genus Phenacogrammus. Dates to Hoedeman 1956. •See Géry 1995:47 [ref. 22057]. •Valid as Brachypetersius Hoedeman 1956 -- (Poll 1967:99 [ref. 3529], Paugy 1984:164 [ref. 6183], Paugy & Schaefer 2007:401 [ref. 30022], Mirande 2009:6 [ref. 30267] in Alestidae, Mirande 2010:474 [ref. 31006]). Current status: Valid as Brachypetersius Hoedeman 1956. Alestidae.

Hemigrammalestes Pellegrin [J.] 1926:158 [Revue de Zoologie Africaine v. 13 (no. 3-4); ref. 3404] Masc. Micralestes urotaenia Boulenger 1909. Type by subsequent designation. Type apparently designated first by Burton in Zoological record for 1926, not M. interruptus as designated by Myers 1929. •Synonym of Phenacogrammus Eigenmann 1907. Current status: Synonym of Phenacogrammus Eigenmann 1907. Alestidae.

Micralestes Boulenger [G. A.] 1899:86 [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoologie) v. 1 (fasc. 4); ref. 549] Masc. Micralestes humilis Boulenger 1899. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan 1920:485 [ref. 4905]. •Valid as Micralestes Boulenger 1899 -- (Poll 1967:28 [ref. 3529], Géry 1977:28 [ref. 1597], Paugy 1984:173 [ref. 6183], Lévêque et al. 1989:116 [ref. 26480], Paugy & Bénech 1989:300 [ref. 26478], Paugy 1990:80 [ref. 19787], Paugy in Lévêque et al. 1990:221 [ref. 21589], Paugy et al. 1990:337 [ref. 26477], Poll & Gosse 1995:143 [ref. 24781], Géry 1995:47 [ref. 22057], Dankwa et al. 1999:20 [ref. 28023], Stiassny & Mamonekene 2007:17 [ref. 29301], Paugy & Schaefer 2007:385 [ref. 30022], Mirande 2009:6 [ref. 30267] in Alestidae, Mirande 2010:474 [ref. 31006], Oliveira et al. 2011:10 [ref. 31685], Marshall 2011:135 [ref. 31755]). Current status: Valid as Micralestes Boulenger 1899. Alestidae.

Microlepidalestes (subgenus of Alestopetersius) Hoedeman [J. J.] 1951:8 (in key) [Beaufortia v. 1 (no. 3); ref. 2178] Masc. Micralestes caudomaculatus Pellegrin 1925. Type by monotypy. A line was missing in the key on p. 7. From BB. on, all subgenera were intended as belonging to the genus Phenacogrammus. See also Hoedeman 1956:559 [ref. 6184]. •Synonym of Bathyaethiops Fowler 1949 -- (Paugy 1984:163 [ref. 6183]). Current status: Synonym of Bathyaethiops Fowler 1949. Alestidae.

Phenacogrammus Eigenmann [C. H.] in Eigenmann & Ogle 1907:30 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 33 (no. 1556); ref. 1266] Masc. Micralestes interruptus Boulenger 1899. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Sometimes misspelled as Phenqacogrammus Eigenmann 1907. •Valid as Phenacogrammus Eigenmann 1907 -- (Poll 1967:53 [ref. 3529], Géry 1977:30 [ref. 1597], Paugy 1984:179 [ref. 6183], Poll & Gosse 1995:143 [ref. 24781], Géry 1995:47 [ref. 22057], Paugy & Schaefer 2007:395 [ref. 30022], Mirande 2009:6 [ref. 30267] in Alestidae, Mirande 2010:474 [ref. 31006], Oliveira et al. 2011:10 [ref. 31685], Stiassny et al. 2021:1 [ref. 38730]). Current status: Valid as Phenacogrammus Eigenmann 1907. Alestidae.

Rhabdalestes (subgenus of Micralestes) Hoedeman [J. J.] 1951:6 (in key) [Beaufortia v. 1 (no. 3); ref. 2178] Masc. Petersius tangensis Lönnberg 1907. Type by monotypy (one species, two subspecies). •Synonym of Hemigrammopetersius Pellegrin 1926 -- (Géry 1977:39 [ref. 1597]). •See Géry 1995:47 [ref. 22057]. •Valid as Rhabdalestes Hoedeman 1951 -- (Poll 1967:125 [ref. 3529], Paugy 1984:181 [ref. 6183], Lévêque et al. 1989:116 [ref. 26480], Paugy & Bénech 1989:300 [ref. 26478], Paugy 1990:82 [ref. 19787], Paugy in Lévêque et al. 1990:229 [ref. 21589], Paugy et al. 1990:337 [ref. 26477], Poll & Gosse 1995:147 [ref. 24781], Dankwa et al. 1999:19 [ref. 28023], Stiassny & Schaefer 2005:272 [ref. 28336], Paugy & Schaefer 2007:393 [ref. 30022], Ibala Zamba & Vreven 2008:377 [ref. 29971], Mirande 2009:6 [ref. 30267] in Alestidae, Mirande 2010:474 [ref. 31006], Marshall 2011:137 [ref. 31755]). Current status: Valid as Rhabdalestes Hoedeman 1951. Alestidae.

Virilia Roberts [T. R.] 1967:253 [Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin v. 8 (no. 4); ref. 3771] Fem. Phenacogrammus pabrensis Roman 1966. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Phenacogrammus Eigenmann 1907 -- (Paugy 1984:179 [ref. 6183]). •Questionably a synonym of Rhabdalestes Hoedeman 1951 -- (Géry 1995:47 [ref. 22057]). •Valid as Virilia Roberts 1967 -- (Mirande 2009:6 [ref. 30267] in Alestidae, Mirande 2010:474 [ref. 31006]). •Synonym of Micralestes Boulenger 1899 -- (Boden 2024:37 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Synonym of Micralestes Boulenger 1899. Alestidae.