Taxonomy

from Catalog of Fishes, 09/2009:

Micralestes altus Boulenger 1899:88, Pl. 36 (fig. 5) [Boulenger, G. A. 1899 (Sept.) Matériaux pour la faune du Congo. Zoologie.--Série I. Poissons nouveaux du Congo. Quatrième Partie. Polyptères, Clupes, Mormyres, Characins. Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoology) v. 1 (fasc. 4): 59-96, Pls. 30-39.] Bikoro, Lake Tumba, Upper Congo. Lectotype: MRAC 806. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1899.9.26.98-99 (2); MRAC 807-810 (4), 811-815 (5), 1281 (1). Lectotype designated in Poll 1967:106 [ref. 3529]. •Valid as Brachypetersius altus (Boulenger 1899) -- (Paugy 1984:164 [ref. 6183], Nzeyimana & Amiet 1992:31 [ref. 19559]). •Valid as Phenacogrammus altus (Boulenger 1899) -- (Géry 1996:8 [ref. 22207]). Current status: Phenacogrammus altus(Boulenger 1899) Alestidae: Distribution: Africa. Habitat: freshwater.