Micralestes, Boulenger, 1899

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MICRALESTES Boulenger, 1899

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Micralestes Boulenger, 1899b:86 . Type species: Micralestes humilis Boulenger, 1899 . Type by subsequent designation by Jordan (1920). Gender : Masculine.

Virilia Roberts, 1967:253 . Type species: Phenacogrammus pabrensis Roman, 1966 . Type by original designation. Gender: Feminine. Additional comments: Placed in synonymy of Micralestes by Paugy (1990), and confirmed in Paugy (2003).

Micralestes acutidens (Peters, 1852)

Alestes acutidens Peters, 1852:276 . Type locality: Mossambique. [ Mozambique]. Syntypes: BMNH 1861.3.10.3–4 (2, now 1); ZMB 3576 (3) ; ZMB 3577 (2) ; ZMB 23579 (7) ; ZMB 23582 (18) ; ZMB 31539 (1).

Petersius neglectus Boulenger, 1920b:18 . Type locality: Poko , Congo belge. [ Democratic Republic of the Congo]. Holotype: RMCA 8064 .

Micralestes luluae Fowler, 1930:29 , fig. 2. Type locality: Lulua River , Belgian Congo. [ Democratic Republic of the Congo]. Holotype: ANSP 51715 .

Distribution: 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 518, 520, 522, 523, 530, 533, 534, 535, 536, 537, 538, 539, 540, 545, 546, 548, 549, 552, 553, 555, 556, 557, 558, 560, 561, 563, 564, 569, 576 (Poll, 1967; Stiassny, Mamonekene, 2007; Skelton, 2001; Roberts, Stewart, 1976; Hay et al., 1999; Banister, Bailey, 1979; Marshall, 2011; Paugy, Schaefer, 2007).

Micralestes ambiguus Géry, 1995

Micralestes ambiguus Géry, 1995:50 , fig. 29. Type locality: Zaïre, Equateur Province , basin of the Oubangui , 1 km west of Bari River, a tributary of the Lua River, 63 km W of Gemena. [ Democratic Republic of the Congo]. Holotype: MHNG 2572.08 .

Distribution: 535 (Géry, 1995).

Micralestes argyrotaenia Trewavas, 1936

Micralestes argyrotaenia Trewavas, 1936:65 , Pl. 1 (fig. 3). Type locality: an upper reach of the Cunene River , Angola. Syntypes: BMNH 1935.3.20.65–70 (6).

Distribution: 555 (Poll, 1967).

Micralestes comoensis Poll, Roman, 1967

Micralestes comoensis Poll, Roman, 1967:179 , figs. 1–2. Type locality: dans la Comoé, au bas des cascades près de la route de Bobo-Dioulasso à Abidjan, à 68 km au sud de Bobo-Dioulasso. [ Burkina Faso]. Holotype: RMCA 141924 .

Distribution: 514 (Poll, Roman, 1967; Poll, 1967; Paugy, 2003).

Micralestes congicus Poll, 1967

Micralestes congicus Poll, 1967:44 , fig. 5. Type locality: Bokuma , Congo. [ Democratic Republic of the Congo]. Holotype: RMCA 96582 .

Distribution: 537 (Poll, 1967; Monsembula Iyaba, Stiassny, 2013).

Micralestes eburneensis Daget, 1965

Micralestes eburneensis Daget, 1965:590 . Type locality: le Cavally près Toulépleu, Côte d’Ivoire. Holotype: MNHN 1964-0270 .

Distribution: 512, 514 (Poll, 1967; Paugy, 2003).

Micralestes elongatus Daget, 1957

Micralestes acutidens elongatus Daget, 1957:126 , fig. 11 (bottom). Type locality: Bougouri-Ba, pont de la route de Léo, Haute-Volta. [ Burkina Faso]. Holotype: MNHN 1956-0106 .

Micralestes brevianalis Blache, Miton, 1960:101 . Type locality: Lac Tchad (zone E. S.- E. en bordure des Îlots-bancs: loc. Bangarom), Mayo-Kébbi (zone supérieure des Chutes Gauthiot), Taf-Taf (Bas Chari) et Mayo-Kebbi (loc. Mbourao). [ Chad]. Syntypes: MNHN 1959-0231 (59, now 16) ; MNHN 1959-0236 (5, now 1) ; MNHN 1987-2108 (2) ; CEPFL 9 (1) ; CEPFL 839 (1) . [ Original description gives both “types” ( MNHN 1959-0231 ) and “ paratypes ” ( MNHN 1959-0236 , CEPFL 9 and CEPFL 839 ), all to be treated as syntypes (See ICZN,1999: Art. 72.1 and 73.2). 2 specimens of MNHN 1959-0236 were donated to J. Géry in 1972] .

Distribution: 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 514, 516, 517, 518, 520, 530 (Poll, 1967; Paugy, 2003; Paugy, Schaefer, 2007; Seegers et al., 2003).

Micralestes fodori Matthes, 1965

Micralestes fodori Matthes, 1965:178 , fig. 1. Type locality: lac Fwa , Congo. [ Democratic Republic of the Congo]. Holotype: RMCA 140901 .

Distribution: 546 (Matthes, 1965; Poll, 1967).

Micralestes holargyreus (Günther, 1873)

Alestes holargyreus Günther, 1873:144 . Type locality: River Congo, Angola. Syntypes: BMNH 1873.7.28.19–23 (5).

Alestes brevipinnis Perugia , 1892:975 [9]. Type locality: Vivi , fiume Congo. [ Democratic Republic of the Congo]. Syntypes: MSNG 9248 (8) , NMW 1603 (1).

Distribution: 550 (Poll, 1967; Stiassny, Mamonekene, 2007).

Micralestes humilis Boulenger, 1899

Micralestes humilis Boulenger, 1899b:87 , Pl. 36 (fig. 4). Type locality: Kutu, lac Léopold II, Congo. [ Democratic Republic of the Congo]. Holotype: RMCA 805 .

Petersius woosnami Boulenger, 1907b:487 . Type locality: Aruwimi , in the Congo Forest. [ Democratic Republic of the Congo]. Syntypes: BMNH 1907.4.20.35– 36 (2).

Micralestes sardina Poll, 1938:411 , fig. 12. Type locality: Kandulu, près de Sakania, affl. de la riv. Luembe. [ Democratic Republic of the Congo]. Lectotype: RMCA 50040 . [Designated by Poll (1967)]. Synonymy proposed by Decru et al. (2017:238).

Distribution: 505, 506, 518, 520, 532, 533, 534, 535, 536, 537, 538, 539, 540, 541, 544, 545, 546, 547, 548, 549, 550 (Poll, 1967; Paugy, 2003; Paugy, Schaefer, 2007; Roberts, Stewart, 1976; Monsembula Iyaba, Stiassny, 2013; Mbimbi Mayi Munene, Stiassny, 2011; Decru et al., 2017; Kisekelwa et al., 2020).

Micralestes lualabae Poll, 1967

Micralestes lualabae Poll, 1967:44 , fig. 6. Type locality: Kindu , riv. Lualaba, Congo. [ Democratic Republic of the Congo]. Holotype: RMCA 70201 .

Distribution: 535, 537, 539, 540, 545, 549 (Poll, 1967; Stiassny, Mamonekene, 2007; Banister, Bailey, 1979).

Micralestes occidentalis (Günther, 1899)

Petersius occidentalis Günther, 1899:731 , Pl. 45 (fig. B). Type locality: Kotchwah River , Gold Coast. [ Ghana]. Syntypes: (6) BMNH 1899.12.22.32–36 (5).

Micralestes voltae Roman, 1966:67 , Pl. 3 (figs. 5–6). Type locality: Niamé, ruisseau qui se déverse dans le Kou, affluent de la Volta Noire, à environ 20 km de Bobo-Dioulasso. [ Burkina Faso]. Holotype: RMCA 141158 .

Distribution: 506, 507, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517 (Poll, 1967; Paugy, 2003).

Micralestes pabrensis (Roman, 1966)

Phenacogrammus pabrensis Roman, 1966: 71 , Pl. 4 (figs. 7, 8). Type locality: dans la retenue d’eau de Pabré, bassin de la Volta Blanche, à 22 km au N-E de Ouagadougou. [ Burkina Faso]. Holotype: RMCA 141261 .

Distribution: 516 (Poll, 1967; Paugy, 2003).

Micralestes schelly Stiassny, Mamonekene, 2007

Micralestes schelly Stiassny, Mamonekene, 2007:21 , figs.5, 6. Type locality: Democratic Republic of Congo, Bas Congo Province , Congo River main channel near Inga at point 50 (5°31.69 S 13°36.47 E). Holotype: AMNH 240662 .

Distribution: 549 (Stiassny, Mamonekene, 2007).

Micralestes stormsi Boulenger, 1902

Micralestes stormsi Boulenger, 1902b:265 , Pl. 28 (figs. 1–2). Type locality: Lindi River , Congo. [ Democratic Republic of the Congo]. Syntypes: BMNH 1902.4.14.28– 31 (4), IRSNB 8 (21), MSNM 3 (1).

Alestes stolatus Boulenger, 1920b:17 . Type locality: Poko , Congo belge. [ Democratic Republic of the Congo]. Syntypes: BMNH 1919.9 . 10.115 (1); RMCA 8050 (2).

Distribution: 535, 536, 537, 539, 540, 541, 542, 543, 545, 546, 548, 549, 550 (Poll, 1967; Stiassny, Mamonekene, 2007; Banister, Bailey, 1979; De Vos et al., 2001).

Micralestes vittatus (Boulenger, 1917)

Alestes vittatus Boulenger, 1917:363 . Type locality: Lufuko River at Pala, Lake Tanganyika. [ Democratic Republic of the Congo]. Syntypes: BMNH 1920.5.25.32–33 (2); RMCA 11547–548 (2) ; RMCA 14323 (1) ; RMCA 14324 (1).

Distribution: 542 (Poll, 1967).