| Citation | Boulenger, G.A., 1899, Poissons nouveaux du Congo. Quatrième Partie: Polyptères, Clupes, Mormyres, Characins.. Ann. Mus. Congo, Zool. 1:59-96. |
| Ref. | 1877 Boulenger, G.A., 1899 |
| Page | 85;fig. |
| Named Used as Valid | Alestes bimaculatus |
| Comment | Original species description. |
| Locality | 'Kutu, lac Léopold II, Congo'. |
| Distribution | Lake Mai-Ndombe; DR Congo. |
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