poptae, Alestes Pellegrin [J.] 1906:367 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 1) v. 12 (no. 6); ref. 15681] Congo. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1890-0019. Type catalog: Bertin 1948:12 [ref. 19577], Poll 1948:77 [ref. 31166]. •Valid as Alestes poptae Pellegrin 1906 -- (Paugy 1984:157 [ref. 6183]). •Valid as Brycinus poptae (Pellegrin 1906) -- (Géry 1996:7 [ref. 22207], Stiassny et al. 2023:599 [ref. 40595], Boden & Geelhand de Merxem 2024:29 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Brycinus poptae (Pellegrin 1906). Alestidae. Distribution: Central Africa: Congo basin. Habitat: freshwater.