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Alestes
Bryconaethiops
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Brycinus
Valenciennes in Cuvier & 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 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 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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Igor Sheremetyev
; This is a conversion from a database dump, and there are probably many odd things as result of automatic conversion.