Brycinus, Valenciennes, 1850
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BRYCINUS Valenciennes, 1850 View in CoL
G Boden, D Geelhand de Merxem
Brycinus Valenciennes View in CoL , in Cuvier, Valenciennes, 1850:157 . Type species: Brycinus macrolepidotus Valenciennes, 1850 View in CoL . Type by monotypy. Gender: Masculine.
Brachyalestes Günther, 1864:314 . Type species: Myletes nurse Rüppell, 1832 . Type by subsequent designation by Jordan, 1919a:333. Gender : Masculine.
Alestogrammus Hoedeman, 1956d:559 . Type species: Alestes abeli Fowler, 1936 . Type by original designation. Gender: Masculine. Additional comments: Originally proposed as a subgenus of Phenacogrammus . Alestogrammus appeared first in Hoedeman (1951) as a subgenus of Alestopetersius ; it included 3 species, but no type was established (Art.13.3).
Alestes abeli Fowler, 1936:255 View in CoL , fig. 8. Type locality: Fort Sibut , Ubangi-Shari. [ Central African Republic]. Holotype: ANSP 65545 View Materials .
Distribution: 535 (Fowler, 1936; Paugy, 1986; Gosse, 1968).
Brycinus affinis (Günther, 1894)
Alestes affinis Günther, 1894:90 View in CoL . Type locality: Merifano on the Tana River. [ Kenya]. Syntypes: BMNH 1893.12.2.51–53 (3).
Distribution: 531, 564, 567, 568 (Bailey, 1969; Paugy, 1986; Seegers et al., 2003; Getahun, 2007).
Brycinus batesii (Boulenger, 1903)
Alestes batesii Boulenger, 1903a:435 View in CoL . Type locality: Kribi River , southern Cameroon. Syntypes: BMNH 1902.11.12.110–111 (2); BMNH 1903.7 .28.140 (1).
Distribution: 533 (Boulenger, 1909a; Paugy, 1986).
Remarks: Paugy, Schaefer (2007) questioned the validity of the species by suggesting it could be a morphotype of Brycinus macrolepidotus Valenciennes, 1850 .
Brycinus bimaculatus (Boulenger, 1899)
Alestes bimaculatus Boulenger, 1899b:85 , Pl. 36 (fig. 3). Type locality: Kutu, lac Léopold II, Congo. [ Democratic Republic of the Congo]. Syntypes: BMNH 1899.9.26.92–93 (2), RMCA 792–795 View Materials (4).
Distribution: 532, 534, 535, 536, 537, 538, 545, 546, 547 (Pellegrin, 1928b; Poll, 1933; Paugy, 1986; Monsembula Iyaba, Stiassny, 2013; Stiassny et al., 2021a).
Brycinus brevis (Boulenger, 1903)
Alestes brevis Boulenger, 1903b:594 . Type locality: Lagos and Gold Coast. [ Nigeria (Lagos) and Ghana (Gold Coast)]. Syntypes: BMNH 1866.3 .8.11 (1); BMNH 1903.4.24.152–153 (2); BMNH 1903.4.24.154–155 (2).
Distribution: 505, 506, 515, 516, 517 (Paugy, 1986; Dankwa et al., 1999; Paugy, 2003).
Brycinus carmesinus (Nichols, Griscom, 1917)
Alestes carmesinus Nichols, Griscom, 1917:681 View in CoL , fig. 5. Type locality: Zambi , Belgian Congo. [ Democratic Republic of the Congo]. Holotype: AMNH 6330 View Materials .
Distribution: 550 (Nichols, Griscom, 1917; Paugy, 1986).
Brycinus carolinae (Paugy, Lévêque, 1981)
Alestes carolinae Paugy, Lévêque, 1981:97 View in CoL , fig. 1. Type locality: le Niandan à Niandan ( République Populaire de Guinée). [ Guinea]. Holotype: MNHN 1980-1522 View Materials .
Distribution: 507 (Paugy, Lévêque, 1981; Paugy, 1986; Paugy, 2003).
Brycinus comptus (Roberts, Stewart, 1976)
Alestes comptus Roberts, Stewart, 1976:270 , Pl. 6 (fig. a). Type locality: Lower Zaïre River GoogleMaps , near Inga hydroelectric dam, lat. 5°31.5’S, long. 13°37.5’E. [ Democratic Republic of the Congo]. Holotype: MCZ 50506 View Materials .
Distribution: 535, 537, 540, 541, 546, 548, 549 (RMCA fish collection; Roberts, Stewart, 1976; Stiassny et al., 2009; Mbimbi Mayi Munene, Stiassny, 2011; Kisekelwa et al., 2020).
Brycinus epuluensis Decru, Vreven, Sadio, Snoeks, 2016
Brycinus epuluensis Decru, Vreven, Sadio, Snoeks, 2016:55 , figs. 4, 5. Type locality: DRC: Ituri GoogleMaps basin: Edoro River GoogleMaps , upstream of the bridge, near the research camp at Edoro-Afarama, affluent of Epulu River, 1°33’01”N, 28°30’41”E. [ Democratic Republic of the Congo]. Holotype: RMCA 2009-029 View Materials - P-0612 .
Distribution: 537 (Decru et al., 2016).
Brycinus ferox (Hopson, Hopson, 1982)
Alestes ferox Hopson, Hopson, 1982:299 View in CoL , fig. 5.19. Type locality: 1 km west of North Island at a lake depth of 38 m, Lake Turkana. [ Kenya]. Holotype: BMNH 1978.5 .16.1.
Distribution: 530 (Hopson, Hopson, 1982; Seegers et al., 2003).
Brycinus fwaensis Géry, 1995:48 , figs. 25–26. Type locality: Lake Fwa GoogleMaps , draining into Lubi River GoogleMaps , Kasai GoogleMaps basin, ca 155 km east of Kananga, Kasai Occidental, Zaïre (ca 6°30’ S and 23° E). [ Democratic Republic of the Congo]. Holotype: MHNG 2572.07 View Materials .
Distribution: 546 (Géry, 1995).
Brycinus grandisquamis (Boulenger, 1899)
Alestes grandisquamis Boulenger, 1899b:85 , Pl. 35 (fig. 3). Type locality: Bas-Congo, Matadi, Boma et lac Léopold II. [ Democratic Republic of the Congo]. Syntypes: BMNH 1887.1 .13.1 (1); BMNH 1899.9 .26.91 (1); RMCA 354–55 View Materials (2) ; RMCA 800 View Materials (1) ; RMCA 801 View Materials (1) ; RMCA 802 View Materials (1) ; RMCA 1195 View Materials (1).
Distribution: 532, 534, 535, 536, 537, 538, 540, 541, 544, 546, 547, 548, 550 (RMCA fish collection; Ibala Zamba et al., 2019; Matthes, 1964b; Poll, 1967; Paugy, 1986; Mamonekene, Stiassny, 2012a; Van Steenberge et al., 2014; Monsembula Iyaba, Stiassny, 2013; Mbimbi Mayi Munene, Stiassny, 2011; Kisekelwa et al., 2020).
Brycinus imberi (Peters, 1852)
Alestes imberi Peters, 1852:276 . Type locality: Mossambique. [ Peters (1852) gave a short description of Alestes imberi , without mentioning an exact locality. However , Peters (1868a) provided more details about the locality: “ Flumina Zambeze et Licuare ”. Mozambique]. Lectotype: ZMB 3574 View Materials . [Designated by Seegers (1996)].
Alestes fuchsii Boulenger, 1899b:83 , Pl. 36 (fig. 1). Type locality: Boma (rivière des crocodiles), Stanley-Pool (région des chutes), lac Léopold II et Monsembé, Congo. [ Democratic Republic of the Congo]. Syntypes: BMNH 1896.3.9.22– 23 (2); BMNH 1899.9 .26.94 (1); BMNH 1901.12.21.25–26 (2); RMCA 796 View Materials (1) ; RMCA 797 View Materials (1) ; RMCA 798 View Materials (1) ; RMCA 799 View Materials (1) . [It is clear that Boulenger (1899b) has seen the syntypes BMNH 1896.3.9.22–23 (2; River Congo, 50 miles south of Mangala [changed to Monsembé by Boulenger (1909)]) and BMNH 1901.12.21.25–26 (2; Monsembé) at the time of the description of Alestes fuchsii , because he mentioned specimens from Monsembé. However, they were not indicated as syntypes in Boulenger (1909), which was probably followed in later publications] .
Alestes lemairii Boulenger, 1899b:84 View in CoL , Pl. 36 (fig. 2). Type locality: lac Moero , Congo. [ Democratic Republic of the Congo]. Syntypes: BMNH 1899.11 . 27.97 (1), RMCA 221 View Materials (1).
Alestes fuchsii var. taeniata Pellegrin, 1903:328 View in CoL . Type locality: Ouellé. [ Democratic Republic of the Congo]. Holotype: MNHN 1903-0291 View Materials .
Alestes bequaerti Boulenger, 1920a:148 View in CoL . Type locality: Ituri , à Avakubi. [ Democratic Republic of the Congo]. Holotype: RMCA 14538 View Materials .
Alestes curtus Boulenger, 1920b:16 View in CoL . Type locality: Avakubi , Congo belge. [ Democratic Republic of the Congo]. Holotype: RMCA 7584 View Materials .
Distribution: 507, 512, 514, 515, 516, 517, 534, 535, 536, 537, 539, 540, 541, 542, 543, 544, 545, 546, 548, 549, 550, 551, 558, 559, 560, 561, 563, 564, 565, 576 (Boulenger, 1909a; Poll, 1953; Banister, Bailey, 1979; Paugy, 1986; Seegers, 1996; De Vos et al., 2001; Skelton, 2001; Paugy, 2003; Snoeks, 2004; Paugy, Schaefer, 2007; Marshall, 2011; Van Steenberge et al., 2014; Mbimbi Mayi Munene, Stiassny, 2011).
Remarks: Taxonomic uncertainties remain in Brycinus imberi , a widespread species that is morphological variable compared to other species in the genus. According to Paugy, Schaefer (2007) it is not present in the Lower Guinea Ichthyofaunal Province. According to Marshall (2011) the population that occurs in the coastal rivers of West Africa is likely to be a different species.
Brycinus jacksonii (Boulenger, 1912)
Alestes jacksonii Boulenger, 1912a:601 View in CoL . Type locality: Malawa River , Kavirondo, 4000 feet, Uganda. Holotype: BMNH 1912.10 .15.6.
Distribution: 521 (Paugy, 1986; De Vos et al., 2001; Seegers et al., 2003; Seegers, 2008).
Brycinus kingsleyae (Günther, 1896)
Alestes kingsleyae Günther, 1896b:279 View in CoL , Pl. 15 (fig. B). Type locality: Ogowe River, Gaboon. Lectotype: BMNH 1896.5 .5.77. [Designated by Kamdem Toham, Teugels (1997)].
Distribution: 505, 532, 533, 534, 535, 536, 537, 540, 541, 545, 546, 550 (Paugy, 1986; Kamdem Toham, Teugels, 1997; Paugy, Schaefer, 2007; Kullander, Roberts, 2012; Mamonekene, Stiassny, 2012a).
Brycinus macrolepidotus Valenciennes, 1850 View in CoL
Brycinus macrolepidotus Valenciennes View in CoL , in Cuvier, Valenciennes, 1850:157 , Pl. 639. Type locality: Sénégal. Holotype: MNHN 0000-6335.
Alestes macrolepidotus Bilharz, 1852:469 View in CoL , Pl. 37. Type locality: Nil [ Nile ]. Syntypes: NMW (2). [No type specimens of Alestes macrolepidotus Bilharz, 1852 View in CoL were found in NMW. They may have been lost or misplaced (A. Palandacic, pers. comm.)].
Alestes rutilus Boulenger, 1916:181 View in CoL , fig. 116. Type locality: N. Sherbo district, Sierra Leone. Syntypes: BMNH 1915.4.13.16–17 (2).
Distribution: 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 511, 512, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 520, 521, 522, 523, 530, 532, 533, 534, 535, 536, 537, 540, 544, 545, 546, 548, 549, 550 (RMCA fish collection; Greenwood, 1966; Roberts, Stewart, 1976; Banister, Bailey, 1979; Paugy, 1986; Bailey, 1994; Paugy, 2003; Paugy, Schaefer, 2007; Mbimbi Mayi Munene, Stiassny, 2011).
Brycinus minutus (Hopson, Hopson, 1982)
Alestes minutus Hopson, Hopson, 1982:302 , fig. 5.20. Type locality: 5 km north west of Ilaret at e [spawning site in the open lake] a lake depth of 8 m, Lake Turkana. [ Kenya]. Holotype: BMNH 1978.5 .16.37.
Distribution: 530 (Hopson, Hopson, 1982; Seegers et al., 2003).
Brycinus nigricauda (Thys van den Audenaerde, 1974)
Alestes nigricauda Thys van den Audenaerde, 1974:143 , fig. 1. Type locality: Toyébli GoogleMaps (6°38’N, 8°29’W) dans la rivière Nipoué ou Cess. [ Ivory Coast]. Holotype: RMCA 73-10 View Materials - P-1510 .
Distribution: 512 (Thys van den Audenaerde, 1974; Paugy, 1986; Paugy, 2003).
Brycinus nurse (Rüppell, 1832)
Myletes nurse Rüppell, 1832:12 , Pl. 2 (fig. 3). Type locality: Cairo, Nil. [ Nile , Egypt]. Holotype: SMF 1051 View Materials .
Myletes allenii Bennett, 1834:45 . Type locality: Quorra River, into the interior of Africa. [Quorra River is an old name for the lower course of the Niger View in CoL River]. No types known.
Myletes guilé Joannis, 1835 :no page number, Pl. 9. Type locality: Thèbes , Nil. [Nile, Egypt]. Holotype: MNHN A-9717.
Chalceus guile Valenciennes , in Cuvier, Valenciennes, 1850:255 . Type locality: Thèbes, Nil & Richardsthal, Sénégal. Syntypes: MNHN A-9767 (1); MNHN A-9768 (3). [Some authors (Bertin, 1948; Paugy, 1984) also include MNHN A-9717 as syntype, which is also the holotype of Myletes guile Joannis, 1835 . The length of this specimen, MNHN A-9717, is indicated as “6 pouces”, while Valenciennes (1850) mentioned only one specimen with a length of “5 pouces et demi” from Thèbes. Most probably MNHN A-9767 should be considered as the only syntype from Thèbes for Chalceus guile Valenciennes, 1850 ].
Brachyalestes rüppellii Günther, 1864:315 View in CoL . Type locality: Chartoum , Upper Nile. [ Sudan]. Syntypes: BMNH 1862.6.17.15–16 (2); BMNH 1862.6 .17.154 (1).
Alestes erythropterus Pellegrin, 1907b:139 View in CoL . Type locality: Soubré (Bassin de la Moyenne Sassandra), Côte d’Ivoire. Syntypes: MNHN 1907-0320 View Materials (1); MNHN 1907-0321 View Materials (1).
Alestes nurse var. nana Pellegrin, 1935a:133 View in CoL . Type locality: Nanoropus (lac Rodolphe), altitude 565 m. [“lac Rodolphe” is an old name for Lake Turkana. Kenya]. Syntypes: MNHN 1933-0084 View Materials (7) ; MNHN 1933-0085 View Materials (6) ; MNHN 1933-0086 View Materials (7) ; NMBA 4888 View Materials (1).
Alestes dageti Blache, Miton, 1960:100 . Type locality: Lac Tchad, zone E.-S.-E. en bordure des Ilôts-bancs (loc. Bangarom). [ Chad]. Syntypes: MNHN 1959-0224 View Materials (19); CEPFL 1082–1089 (8); CEPFL 1091-1094 (4). [Original description gives both “types” ( MNHN 1959-0224 View Materials ) and “ paratypes ” ( CEPFL 1082–1089 and CEPFL 1091-1094 ), all to be treated as syntypes (See ICZN, 1999: Art. 72.1 and 73.2)].
Alestes bouboni Roman, 1973:51 , fig. (p.55). Type locality: dans le Niger à Boubon, à 20 km au Nord de Niamey, République du Niger . Holotype: MH-V 436. [MHV stands for “Musée de Haute-Volta ”, now
Musée National de Burkina Faso].
Distribution: 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 520, 522, 523, 524, 530 (Paugy, 1986; Bailey, 1994; Paugy, 2003; Seegers et al., 2003; Paugy, Schaefer, 2007).
Brycinus opisthotaenia (Boulenger, 1903)
Alestes opisthotaenia Boulenger, 1903c:22 , Pl. 1 (fig. 2). Type locality: Kribi River and Mvile River, southern Cameroon. [In the original description, four specimens referred to as originating from the Kribi River and Mvile River were examined. However, Boulenger (1909a) specifically listed four specimens from “Kribi River” as the types. Moreover, in the BMNH collection only the four Kribi specimens are labeled as type material. Therefore, Kamdem Toham, Teugels (1997) considered that the Mvile specimen has no type status, and the type locality should be “Kribi River, southern Cameroon ”]. Lectotype: BMNH 1902.11 .12.109. [Designated by Kamdem Toham, Teugels (1997)].
Distribution: 505, 532, 533 (Paugy, 1986; Kamdem Toham, Teugels, 1997; Paugy, Schaefer, 2007; Mamonekene, Stiassny, 2012a).
Brycinus peringueyi (Boulenger, 1923)
Alestes péringueyi Boulenger, 1923:437 View in CoL . Type locality: Mansa River , N. Rhodesia. [ Zambia]. Holotype: SAIAB 135259 View Materials .
Distribution: 544 (Boulenger, 1923; Paugy, 1986; Van Steenberge et al., 2014).
Brycinus poptae (Pellegrin, 1906)
Alestes poptae Pellegrin, 1906b:367 View in CoL . Type locality: Congo. Holotype: MNHN 1890- 0019 View Materials .
Distribution: 534, 535, 536, 537, 540, 546 (David, Poll, 1937; Paugy, 1986; Ibala Zamba, 2010; Mbimbi Mayi Munene, Stiassny, 2011; Monsembula Iyaba, Stiassny, 2013; Decru et al., 2017).
Brycinus rhodopleura (Boulenger, 1906)
Alestes rhodopleura Boulenger, 1906a:547 , Pl. 30 (fig. 3). Type locality: Niamkolo, Mtondwe Bay, and Lofu, Lake Tanganyika. [ Zambia]. Syntypes: BMNH 1898.9 .9.79 (1) Tanganyika ; BMNH 1906.9 .8.37 (1) Niamkolo ; BMNH 1906.9 .8.38 (1) Mtondwe Bay ; BMNH 1906.9 .8.39 (1) Lofu. [Boulenger (1909a) mentioned two specimens from Lofu as types. There is however only one specimen known from that locality in the BMNH fish collection ( BMNH 1906.9.8.39). It is known that Boulenger divided type material between BMNH and RMCA, at least for some species, but no specimens from “Lofu” (or “Luvu”) of A. rhodopleura could be found in the RMCA fish collection] .
Distribution: 542 (Poll, 1953; Paugy, 1986).
Brycinus schoutedeni (Boulenger, 1912)
Alestes schoutedeni Boulenger, 1912b:7 , Pl. 18 (fig. 1). Type locality: la Lebuzi à Kuka Muno et Boma Vonde, Bas-Congo. [ Democratic Republic of the Congo]. Syntypes: BMNH 1912.4.1.241–242 (2); BMNH 1912.4 .1.243 (1); RMCA 1599 View Materials (1) ; RMCA 1600 View Materials (1).
Distribution: 532, 533 (David, Poll, 1937; Paugy, 1986; Mamonekene, Stiassny, 2012a).
Remarks: Paugy, Schaefer (2007) questioned the validity of the species by suggesting it could be a morphotype of Brycinus macrolepidotus Valenciennes, 1850 . This requires confirmation, most likely with genetic studies.
Brycinus taeniurus (Günther, 1867)
Alestes taeniurus Günther, 1867:113 View in CoL [5]. Type locality: Gaboon. Holotype: BMNH 1867.5 .3.26.
Distribution: 532, 533 (Paugy, 1986; Paugy, Schaefer, 2007; Mamonekene, Stiassny, 2012a).
Species inquirenda ( Brycinus )
Petersius bahr-sarae Fowler, 1949b:245 , figs. 15–18. Type locality: Bahr Sara, Shari River basin. [ Chad]. Holotype: ANSP 71876. [The holotype is missing from its jar since 1970 (Böhlke, 1984)]. Remarks: Poll (1967) treated this species as a juvenile Alestes species, but he still had doubts about its generic placement. Later, Géry (1977) placed it as an unidentified Brycinus species.
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