Brycinus Valenciennes, 1849
Brycinus abeli G©ry, 1995
Alestes abeli Fowler, 1936; (valid as)
Alestogrammus abeli Hoedeman, 1951; (valid as)
Alestopetersius abeli Hoedeman, 1951; (valid as)
Phenacogrammus abeli Hoedeman, 1959; (valid as)
Brycinus affinis Myers, 1929
Alestes affinis Gìnther, 1894; (valid as)
Alestes imberi (non Peters) Vinciguerra, 1895; (missidentification)
Brachylestes affinis Fowler, 1906; (valid as)
Brycinus bartoni
Alestes bartoni Nichols & La Monte, 1953; (valid as)
Brycinus batesii Myers, 1929
Alestes batesii Boulenger, 1903; (valid as)
Brycinus bimaculatus Myers, 1929
Alestes bimaculatus Boulenger, 1899; (valid as)
Brycinus brevis Myers, 1929
Alestes brevis Boulenger, 1903; (valid as)
Brycinus carmesinus Myers, 1929
Alestes carmesinus Nichols & Griscom, 1917; (valid as)
Brycinus carolinae Paugy, 1990
Alestes carolinae Paugy & L©vªque, 1981; (valid as)
Brycinus derhami G©ry & Mahnert, 1977
Alestes derhami Paugy, 1984; (valid as)
Brycinus fwaensis G©ry, 1968
Brycinus grandisquamis Myers, 1929
Alestes grandisquamis Boulenger, 1899; (valid as)
Brycinus humilis G©ry, 1968
Alestes humilis Boulenger, 1905; (valid as)
Brycinus imberi (Peters, 1852)
Alestes imberi Peters, 1852
Brachyalestes imberi Gìnther, 1864; (valid as)
Alestes fuchsii Boulenger, 1899; (synonym)
Alestes lemairii Boulenger, 1899; (synonym)
Alestes fuchsii var. taeniata Pellegrin, 1903; (synonym)
Alestes bequaerti Boulenger, 1920; (synonym)
Alestes curtus Boulenger, 1920; (synonym)
Alestes humilis (non Boulenger) Pellegrin, 1928; (missidentification)
Brycinus imberi Myers, 1929
Brachyalestes imberi affinis Hoedeman, 1951; (synonym)
Brachyalestes imberi curtus Hoedeman, 1951; (synonym)
Brachyalestes imberi kingsleyi Hoedeman, 1951; (missidentification)
Myletes imberi Poll, 1976; (valid as)
Brycinus intermedius G©ry, 1968
Alestes intermedius Boulenger, 1903; (valid as)
Alestobrycon intermedius Hoedeman, 1951; (valid as)
Brycinus intermedius ; [CoL ]
Brycinus jacksonii (Boulenger, 1912)
Alestes jacksonii Boulenger, 1912
Brycinus jacksonii Myers, 1929
Brycinus kingsleyae Myers, 1929
Alestes kingsleyae Gìnther, 1896; (valid as)
Myletes kingsleyae Poll, 1976; (valid as)
Brycinus lateralis Myers, 1929
Alestes lateralis Boulenger, 1900; (valid as)
Alestes natalensis Boulenger, 1904; (synonym)
Alestes langi Fowler, 1935; (synonym)
Alestes thamalakanensis Fowler, 1935; (synonym)
Petersius maunensis Fowler, 1935; (synonym)
Alestiops lateralis Hoedeman, 1951; (valid as)
Myletes lateralis Poll, 1967; (valid as)
Rhabdalestes maunensis Poll, 1967; (synonym)
Rhabdalestes maunensis Paugy, 1984; (synonym)
Brycinus leuciscus G©ry, 1968
Alestes leuciscus Gìnther, 1867; (valid as)
Alestes senegalensis Steindachner, 1870; (synonym)
Brachyalestes senegalensis Steindachner, 1870; (synonym)
Alestes nurse albolineatus Holly, 1928; (synonym)
Alestes nurse senegalensis Holly, 1928; (synonym)
Alestes nigrilineatus Svensson, 1933; (synonym)
Alestes leuciscus senegalensis Reizer, Mattei & Chevalier, 1972; (synonym)
Brycinus longipinnis Paugy, 1990
Alestes longipinnis Gìnther, 1864; (valid as)
Brachyalestes longipinnis Gìnther, 1864; (valid as)
Alestes longipinnis Hubrecht, 1881; (valid as)
Alestes chaperi Sauvage, 1882; (synonym)
Bryconalestes longipinnis chaperi Hoedeman, 1951; (synonym)
Brycinus chaperi G©ry, 1968; (synonym)
Brycinus longipinnis bagbeensis G©ry & Mahnert, 1977; (synonym)
Brycinus longipinnis ; [CoL ]
Brycinus luteus G©ry & Mahnert, 1977
Alestes luteus Roman, 1966; (valid as)
Brycinus macrolepidotus Valenciennes, 1849
Brycinus macrolepidotus Valenciennes, 1850; (valid as)
Alestes macrolepidotus Bilharz, 1852; (valid as)
Alestes rutilus Boulenger, 1916; (synonym)
Brycinus rutilus Myers, 1929; (synonym)
Brycinus macrolepidotus G©ry, 1996; (valid as)
Brycinus nigricauda Paugy, 1990
Alestes nigricauda Thys van den Audenaerde, 1974; (valid as)
Brycinus nurse (Muller & Troschel, 1845)
Alestes nurse Muller & Troschel, 1845
Myletes nurse Rìppell, 1832; (valid as)
Myletes guile Joannis, 1835; (misspelling)
Myletes guile Joannis, 1835; (synonym)
Myletes guil© Joannis, 1835; (misspelling)
Chalceus guile Valenciennes, 1849; (synonym)
Chalceus guile Valenciennes, 1850; (synonym)
Brachyalestes nurse Gìnther, 1864; (valid as)
Brachyalestes rueppellii Gìnther, 1864; (synonym)
Brachyalestes rìppellii Gìnther, 1864; (misspelling)
Alestes rueppellii Gìnther, 1869; (synonym)
Alestes erythropterus Pellegrin, 1907; (synonym)
Brycinus nurse Myers, 1929
Alestes nurse var. nana Pellegrin, 1935; (synonym)
Alestes nurse nanus Tortonese, 1943; (synonym)
Alestes dageti Blache & Miton, 1960; (synonym)
Alestes dageti G©ry, 1968; (synonym)
Alestes bouboni Roman, 1973; (synonym)
Brycinus bouboni G©ry & Mahnert, 1977; (synonym)
Brycinus opisthotaenia G©ry, 1968
Alestes opisthotaenia Boulenger, 1903; (valid as)
Alestobrycon taeniurus opisthotaenia Hoedeman, 1951; (valid as)
Brycinus peringueyi Poll, 1976
Alestes peringueyi Boulenger, 1923; (valid as)
Alestes p©ringueyi Boulenger, 1923; (misspelling)
Brycinus poptae G©ry, 1996
Alestes poptae Pellegrin, 1906; (valid as)
Brachyalestes poptae Hoedeman, 1951; (valid as)
Brycinus rhodopleura Myers, 1929
Alestes macrolepidotus (non Valenciennes) Boulenger, 1898; (missidentification)
Alestes rhodopleura Boulenger, 1906; (valid as)
Alestes macrolepidotus rhodopleura Hoedeman, 1951; (valid as)
Brycinus sadleri G©ry, 1968
Alestes sadleri Boulenger, 1906; (valid as)
Micralestes lerneri Nichols & La Monte, 1938; (synonym)
Alestiops sadleri Hoedeman, 1951; (valid as)
Brycinus schoutedeni Myers, 1929
Alestes schoutedeni Boulenger, 1912; (valid as)
Alestes macrolepidotus schoutedeni Hoedeman, 1951; (valid as)
Brycinus taeniurus G©ry, 1968
Alestes taeniurus Gìnther, 1867; (valid as)
Alestobrycon taeniurus Hoedeman, 1951; (valid as)
Brycinus tessmanni G©ry, 1968
Alestes tessmanni Pappenheim, 1911; (valid as)
Alestiops tessmanni Hoedeman, 1951; (valid as)
Brycinus tholloni G©ry, 1968
Alestes tholloni Pellegrin, 1901; (valid as)
Alestobrycon tholloni Hoedeman, 1951; (valid as)
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References:
[CoL] Catalogue of Life
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Vandepitte, L., Hobern, D., Schalk, P., DeWalt, R. E., Ma, K., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Adlard, R., Aedo, C., et al. (2024). Catalogue of Life Checklist (Version 2024-03-26); https://doi.org/10.48580/dfz8d
[iNaturalist]
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The taxonomic information and the basic database has been provided by; e-mail: Igor Sheremetyev ; This is a conversion from a database dump, and there are probably many odd things as result of automatic conversion.