| Citation | Hopson, A.J. and J. Hopson, 1982, The fishes of Lake Turkana with a description of three new species: Alestes ferox sp. nov., Alestes minutus sp. nov. (Pisces: Characidae) and Barbus turkanae sp. nov. (Pisces: Cyprinidae).. p. 283-347. In A.J. Hopson (ed.) Lake Turkana. A report on the findings of the Lake Turkana project 1972-1975. Overseas Development Administration, London. 1873 p. |
| Ref. | 53378 Hopson, A.J. and J. Hopson, 1982 |
| Page | 299;fig.5.19 |
| Named Used as Valid | Alestes ferox |
| Comment | Original species description. |
| Locality | '1 km west of North Island at a lake depth of 38 m'. |
| Distribution | Lake Turkan; Kenya. |
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