Distinguished by the purple iridescence of the body in life and a conspicuous black humeral spot in preserved specimens (Ref. 39244).
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Géry, J. 1995 Description of new or poorly known Alestinae (Teleostei: Characiformes: Alestidae) from Africa, with a note on the generic concept in the Alestinae. Aqua 1(4):37-64. (Ref. 39244)
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