Micralestes, Boulenger, 1899

Toledo-Piza, Mônica, Baena, Eduardo G., Dagosta, Fernando C. P., Menezes, Naércio A., Ândrade, Marcelo, Benini, Ricardo C., Bertaco, Vinicius A., Birindelli, José Luís O., Boden, Gert, Buckup, Paulo A., Camelier, Priscila, Carvalho, Fernando R., Castro, Ricardo M. C., Chuctaya, Junior, Decru, Eva, Derijst, Eddy, Dillman, Casey B., Ferreira, Katiane M., Merxem, Dimitri G., Giovannetti, Victor, Hirschmann, Alice, Jégu, Michel, Jerep, Fernando C., Langeani, Francisco, Lima, Flávio C. T., Lucena, Carlos A. S., Lucena, Zilda Margarete S., Malabarba, Luiz R., Malabarba, Maria Cláudia S. L., Marinho, Manoela M. F., Mathubara, Kleber, Mattox, George M. T., Melo, Bruno F., Moelants, Tuur, Moreira, Cristiano R., Musschoot, Tobias, Netto-Ferreira, André L., Ota, Rafaela P., T. Oyakawa, Osvaldo, Pavanelli, Carla S., Reis, Roberto E., Santos, Osmar, Serra, Jane Piton, Silva, Gabriel S. C., Silva-Oliveira, Cárlison, Souza-Lima, Rosana, Vari, Richard P. & Zanata, Angela M., 2024, Checklist of the species of the Order Characiformes (Teleostei: Ostariophysi), Neotropical Ichthyology (e 230086) 22 (1), pp. 1-548 : 37-40

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MICRALESTES Boulenger, 1899 View in CoL

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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 View Materials (3) ; ZMB 3577 View Materials (2) ; ZMB 23579 View Materials (7) ; ZMB 23582 View Materials (18) ; ZMB 31539 View Materials (1).

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

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

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 View Materials .

Distribution: 535 (Géry, 1995).

Micralestes argyrotaenia Trewavas, 1936

Micralestes argyrotaenia Trewavas, 1936:65 View in CoL , 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 View Materials .

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

Micralestes congicus Poll, 1967

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

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

Micralestes eburneensis Daget, 1965

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

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

Micralestes elongatus Daget, 1957

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

Micralestes brevianalis Blache, Miton, 1960:101 View in CoL . 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 About MNHN (59, now 16) ; MNHN 1959-0236 About MNHN (5, now 1) ; MNHN 1987-2108 About MNHN (2) ; CEPFL 9 (1) ; CEPFL 839 (1) . [ Original description gives both “types” ( MNHN 1959-0231 About MNHN ) and “ paratypes ” ( MNHN 1959-0236 About MNHN , 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 About MNHN 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 View in CoL , fig. 1. Type locality: lac Fwa , Congo. [ Democratic Republic of the Congo]. Holotype: RMCA 140901 View Materials .

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

Micralestes holargyreus (Günther, 1873)

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

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

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

Micralestes humilis Boulenger, 1899

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

Petersius woosnami Boulenger, 1907b:487 View in CoL . 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 View in CoL , fig. 12. Type locality: Kandulu, près de Sakania, affl. de la riv. Luembe. [ Democratic Republic of the Congo]. Lectotype: RMCA 50040 View Materials . [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 View in CoL , fig. 6. Type locality: Kindu , riv. Lualaba, Congo. [ Democratic Republic of the Congo]. Holotype: RMCA 70201 View Materials .

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

Micralestes occidentalis (Günther, 1899)

Petersius occidentalis Günther, 1899:731 View in CoL , 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 View in CoL , 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 View Materials .

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 View Materials .

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   GoogleMaps , Congo River main channel near Inga at point 50 (5°31.69 S 13°36.47 E). Holotype: AMNH 240662 About AMNH .

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 View Materials (21), MSNM 3 (1).

Alestes stolatus Boulenger, 1920b:17 View in CoL . Type locality: Poko , Congo belge. [ Democratic Republic of the Congo]. Syntypes: BMNH 1919.9 . 10.115 (1); RMCA 8050 View Materials (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 View Materials (2) ; RMCA 14323 View Materials (1) ; RMCA 14324 View Materials (1).

Distribution: 542 (Poll, 1967).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Order

Characiformes

Family

Alestidae

Loc

Micralestes

Toledo-Piza, Mônica, Baena, Eduardo G., Dagosta, Fernando C. P., Menezes, Naércio A., Ândrade, Marcelo, Benini, Ricardo C., Bertaco, Vinicius A., Birindelli, José Luís O., Boden, Gert, Buckup, Paulo A., Camelier, Priscila, Carvalho, Fernando R., Castro, Ricardo M. C., Chuctaya, Junior, Decru, Eva, Derijst, Eddy, Dillman, Casey B., Ferreira, Katiane M., Merxem, Dimitri G., Giovannetti, Victor, Hirschmann, Alice, Jégu, Michel, Jerep, Fernando C., Langeani, Francisco, Lima, Flávio C. T., Lucena, Carlos A. S., Lucena, Zilda Margarete S., Malabarba, Luiz R., Malabarba, Maria Cláudia S. L., Marinho, Manoela M. F., Mathubara, Kleber, Mattox, George M. T., Melo, Bruno F., Moelants, Tuur, Moreira, Cristiano R., Musschoot, Tobias, Netto-Ferreira, André L., Ota, Rafaela P., T. Oyakawa, Osvaldo, Pavanelli, Carla S., Reis, Roberto E., Santos, Osmar, Serra, Jane Piton, Silva, Gabriel S. C., Silva-Oliveira, Cárlison, Souza-Lima, Rosana, Vari, Richard P. & Zanata, Angela M. 2024
2024
Loc

Micralestes congicus

Poll 1967: 44
1967
Loc

Micralestes lualabae

Poll 1967: 44
1967
Loc

Micralestes voltae

Roman 1966: 67
1966
Loc

Micralestes eburneensis

Daget 1965: 590
1965
Loc

Micralestes fodori

Matthes 1965: 178
1965
Loc

Micralestes brevianalis

Blache, Miton 1960: 101
1960
Loc

Micralestes acutidens elongatus

Daget 1957: 126
1957
Loc

Micralestes sardina

Poll 1938: 411
1938
Loc

Micralestes argyrotaenia

Trewavas 1936: 65
1936
Loc

Micralestes luluae

Fowler 1930: 29
1930
Loc

Petersius neglectus

Boulenger 1920: 18
1920
Loc

Alestes stolatus

Boulenger 1920: 17
1920
Loc

Petersius woosnami

Boulenger 1907: 487
1907
Loc

Micralestes humilis

Boulenger 1899: 87
1899
Loc

Petersius occidentalis Günther, 1899:731

Gunther 1899: 731
1899
Loc

Alestes brevipinnis

Perugia 1892
1892
Loc

Alestes holargyreus Günther, 1873:144

Gunther 1873: 144
1873
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