Micralestes

Melanie L. J. Stiassny & Victor Mamonekene, 2007, Micralestes (Characiformes, Alestidae) of the lower Congo River, with a description of a new species endemic to the lower Congo River rapids in the Democratic Republic of Congo., Zootaxa 1614, pp. 17-29 : 18

[[ Genus Micralestes ]]

Roberts & Stewart (1976) in their work on the fishes of the lower Congo River reported the presence of two Micralestes in their collections: M. acutidens (Fig. 1A) and M. humilis (Fig. 1C). Recent collections in the region also include specimens of M. lualabae (Fig. 1D), M. stormsi (Fig. 1E) and M. holargyreus (Fig. 1B). In addition to these, a collection made in the vicinity of Inga revealed the presence of a population of diminutive alestid that appears most closely to resemble Micralestes but that are not assignable to any described Micralestes or to any other species dwarf African alestid.