Bryconalestes lateralis (Boulenger, 1900)

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Bryconalestes lateralis (Boulenger, 1900)

Alestes lateralis Boulenger, 1900b:130 , Pl. 48 (fig. 2). Type locality: lac Dilolo (Katanga), Congo. [Bell-Cross (1965) reported that the type locality of Alestes lateralis , “Lake Dilolo (Katanga)”, is actually not in Katanga but situated on a tributary of the Upper Zambezi River in Angola at approximately 22°01’E., 11°32’ S] . Syntypes: BMNH 1900.12 .13.25 (1); RMCA 384 (1) ; RMCA 385 (1) ; RMCA 386 (1) ; RMCA 387 (1) ; RMCA 388 (1).

Alestes natalensis Boulenger, 1904a:155 . Type locality: near Durban , Natal. [ South Africa]. Syntypes: (2) BMNH 1904.6 .28.33 (1). [In the original description two specimens are mentioned from the type locality, but only one specimen can be found in the BMNH collection (BMNH 1904.6.28.33). It is known that Boulenger divided type material between BMNH and RMCA at least for some species. However, no specimens of Alestes natalensis from Durban could be found in the RMCA collection].

Alestes langi Fowler, 1935:258 , fig. 4. Type locality: Thamalakane River at Maun. [ Botswana]. Holotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 30015.

Alestes thamalakanensis Fowler, 1935:257 , fig. 3. Type locality: Thamalakane River at Maun. [ Botswana]. Holotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 30016.

Distribution: 544, 545, 546, 552, 553, 555, 556, 557, 558, 560, 561, 562, 563, 569, 570, 576 (Poll, 1933; Crass, 1960; Bell-Cross, 1965; van der Waal, Skelton, 1984; Paugy, 1986; Hay et al., 1999; Skelton, 2001; Marshall, 2011).