rutilus, Alestes Boulenger [G. A.] 1916:181, Fig. 116 [Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa v. 4; ref. 585] Northern Sherbo District, Sierra Leone. Syntypes: BMNH 1915.4.13.16-17 (2). •Valid as Alestes rutilus (Valenciennes 1850) -- (Paugy 1984:158 [ref. 6183]). •Synonym of Brycinus macrolepidotus Valenciennes 1850 -- (Lévêque et al. 1989:115 [ref. 26480], Paugy & Bénech 1989:300 [ref. 26478], Paugy in Lévêque et al. 1990:220 [ref. 21589], Paugy et al. 1990:337 [ref. 26477], Lévèque et al. 1991:139 [ref. 31367], Boden & Geelhand de Merxem 2024:28 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Synonym of Brycinus macrolepidotus Valenciennes 1850. Alestidae. Habitat: freshwater.