lateralis, Alestes Boulenger [G. A.] 1900:130, Pl. 48 (fig. 2) [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoology) v. 1 (fasc. 6); ref. 555] Lake Dilolo, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo. Syntypes: BMNH 1900.12.13.25 (1), MRAC 384-388 (1, 1, 1, 1, 1). •Valid as Alestes lateralis Boulenger 1900 -- (Paugy 1984:149 [ref. 6183]). •Valid as Brycinus lateralis (Boulenger 1900) -- (Skelton 1993:202 [ref. 24071], Skelton 2001:202 [ref. 27406], Marshall 2011:133 [ref. 31755], Bruton et al. 2018:57 [ref. 36373], Skelton 2019:233 [ref. 36564], Abwe et al. 2023:30 [ref. 39992]). Current status: Valid as Brycinus lateralis (Boulenger 1900). Alestidae. Distribution: Southern-central Africa upper Congo River system (Democratic Republic of Congo). Habitat: freshwater.