| Nominal Species (n = 203) | Present allocation (n = 122) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Alestes abeli Fowler, 1936 | Brycinus abeli | 5331 |
| Alestes acutidens Peters, 1852 | Micralestes acutidens | 5331 |
| Micralestes acutidens elongatus Daget, 1957 | Micralestes elongatus | 2880 |
| Alestes adolfi Steindachner, 1914 | Alestes stuhlmannii | 5331 |
| Lepidarchus adonis Roberts, 1966 | Lepidarchus adonis | 2880 |
| Lepidarchus adonis signifer Isbrücker, 1970 | Lepidarchus adonis | 108787 |
| Rhabdalestes aeratis Stiassny & Schaefer, 2005 | Rhabdalestes aeratis | 55980 |
| Alestes affinis Günther, 1894 | Brycinus affinis | 5331 |
| Micralestes altus Boulenger, 1899 | Brachypetersius altus | 5331 |
| Micralestes altus (non Boulenger, 1899) | Brachypetersius pseudonummifer | 5331 |
| Micralestes ambiguus Géry, 1995 | Micralestes ambiguus | 36656 |
| Alestes ansorgii (non Boulenger, 1910) | Alestes macrophthalmus | 80450 |
| Alestes ansorgii Boulenger, 1910 | Alestes ansorgii | 80450 |
| Petersius ansorgii Boulenger, 1910 | Nannopetersius ansorgii | 5331 |
| Micralestes argyrotaenia Trewavas, 1936 | Micralestes argyrotaenia | 5331 |
| Bathyaethiops atercrinis Mamonekene & Stiassny, 2012 | Bathyaethiops atercrinis | 91757 |
| Hemigrammopetersius aurantiacus Pellegrin, 1930 | Phenacogrammus aurantiacus | 5331 |
| Bathyaethiops baka Moritz & Schliewen, 2016 | Bathyaethiops baka | 110423 |
| Myletes baremoze Joannis, 1835 | Alestes baremoze | 2880 |
| Alestes baremoze eburneensis Paugy, 1986 | Alestes baremoze | 42019 |
| Alestes baremoze soudaniensis Paugy, 1986 | Alestes baremoze | 42019 |
| Alestes baremoze tchadense Blache, 1964 | Alestes baremoze | 5331 |
| Petersius barnardi Herre, 1936 | Hemigrammopetersius barnardi | 7248 |
| Alestes bartoni Nichols & La Monte, 1953 | Brycinus bartoni | 42019 |
| Alestes batesii Boulenger, 1903 | Brycinus batesii | 42019 |
| Alestes bequaerti Boulenger, 1920 | Brycinus imberi | 5331 |
| Duboisialestes bifasciatus Poll, 1967 | Alestopetersius bifasciatus | 89102 |
| Alestes bimaculatus Boulenger, 1899 | Brycinus bimaculatus | 42019 |
| Phenacogrammus bleheri Géry, 1995 | Phenacogrammus bleheri | 39244 |
| Alestes bouboni Roman, 1973 | Brycinus nurse | 42019 |
| Bryconaethiops boulengeri Pellegrin, 1900 | Bryconaethiops boulengeri | 5331 |
| Micralestes breuseghemi Poll, 1945 | Bathyaethiops breuseghemi | 5331 |
| Micralestes brevianalis Blache & Miton, 1960 | Micralestes acutidens | 5331 |
| Petersius brevidorsalis Pellegrin, 1921 | Rhabdalestes brevidorsalis | 2880 |
| Alestes brevipinnis Perugia, 1892 | Micralestes holargyreus | 5331 |
| Alestes brevis Boulenger, 1903 | Brycinus brevis | 2880 |
| Hydrocyon brevis Günther, 1864 | Hydrocynus brevis | 2880 |
| Alestopetersius brichardi Poll, 1967 | Alestopetersius brichardi | 5331 |
| Petersius brumpti Pellegrin, 1906 | Alestopetersius caudalis | 5331 |
| Petersius cadwaladeri Fowler, 1930 | Brachypetersius cadwaladeri | 5331 |
| Phenacogrammus caeruleus Matthes, 1964 | Tricuspidalestes caeruleus | 5331 |
| Alestes carmesinus Nichols & Griscom, 1917 | Brycinus carmesinus | 42019 |
| Alestes carolinae Paugy & Lévêque, 1981 | Brycinus carolinae | 2880 |
| Petersius caudalis Boulenger, 1899 | Alestopetersius caudalis | 5331 |
| Micralestes caudomaculatus Pellegrin, 1925 | Bathyaethiops caudomaculatus | 5331 |
| Alestes chaperi Sauvage, 1882 | Bryconalestes longipinnis | 2880 |
| Micralestes comoensis Poll & Roman, 1967 | Micralestes comoensis | 272 |
| Petersius compressus Poll & Gosse, 1963 | Alestopetersius compressus | 5331 |
| Alestes comptus Roberts & Stewart, 1976 | Brycinus comptus | 5331 |
| Phenacogrammus concolor Stiassny, Alter, Monsembula Iyaba & Liyandja, 2021 | Phenacogrammus concolor | 127185 |
| Micralestes congicus Poll, 1967 | Micralestes congicus | 5331 |
| Petersius conserialis Hilgendorf, 1894 | Petersius conserialis | 127953 |
| Alestopetersius conspectus Mbimbi Mayi Munene & Stiassny, 2012 | Alestopetersius conspectus | 89102 |
| Alestes curtus (non Boulenger, 1920) | Brycinus bimaculatus | 5331 |
| Alestes curtus Boulenger, 1920 | Brycinus imberi | 5331 |
| Alestes dageti Blache & Miton, 1960 | Brycinus nurse | 2880 |
| Phenacogrammus deheyni Poll, 1945 | Phenacogrammus deheyni | 5331 |
| Cyprinus dentex Linnaeus, 1758 | Alestes dentex | 2880 |
| Cyprinus dentex (non Linnaeus, 1758) | Alestes baremoze | 5331 |
| Salmo dentex Hasselquist, 1762 | Alestes dentex | 5331 |
| Salmo dentex (non Hasselquist, 1762) | Alestes baremoze | 5331 |
| Brycinus derhami Géry & Mahnert, 1977 | Brycinus derhami | 2880 |
| Hemigrammopetersius duboisi Poll, 1959 | Alestopetersius tumbensis | 5331 |
| Hemigrammopetersius duboisi (non Poll, 1959) | Alestopetersius bifasciatus | 5331 |
| Micralestes eburneensis Daget, 1965 | Micralestes eburneensis | 2880 |
| Brycinus epuluensis Decru, Vreven, Sadio & Snoeks, 2016 | Brycinus epuluensis | 113515 |
| Alestes erythropterus Pellegrin, 1907 | Brycinus nurse | 2880 |
| Alestes ferox Hopson & Hopson, 1982 | Brycinus ferox | 53378 |
| Bathyaethiops flammeus Moritz & Schliewen, 2016 | Bathyaethiops flammeus | 110423 |
| Phenacogrammus flexus Stiassny, Alter, Monsembula Iyaba & Liyandja, 2021 | Phenacogrammus flexus | 127185 |
| Micralestes fodori Matthes, 1965 | Micralestes fodori | 5331 |
| Hydrocyon forskahlii Cuvier, 1819 | Hydrocynus forskahlii | 46206 |
| Alestes fuchsii Boulenger, 1899 | Brycinus imberi | 5331 |
| Alestes fuchsii taeniata Pellegrin, 1903 | Brycinus imberi | 5331 |
| Brycinus fwaensis Géry, 1995 | Brycinus fwaensis | 36656 |
| Brachypetersius gabonensis Poll, 1967 | Brachypetersius gabonensis | 80290 |
| Hydrocynus goliath Boulenger, 1898 | Hydrocynus goliath | 4537 |
| Micralestes grandi Fowler, 1936 | Alestopetersius caudalis | 5331 |
| Alestes grandisquamis Boulenger, 1899 | Brycinus grandisquamis | 42019 |
| Bathyaethiops greeni Fowler, 1949 | Bathyaethiops greeni | 5331 |
| Chalceus guile Valenciennes, 1850 | Brycinus nurse | 2880 |
| Myletes hasselquistii Cuvier, 1818 | Alestes dentex | 5331 |
| Phenacogrammus heterodontus Poll, 1945 | Phenacogrammus aurantiacus | 5331 |
| Petersius hilgendorfi Boulenger, 1899 | Alestopetersius hilgendorfi | 5331 |
| Petersius hilgendorfi (non Boulenger, 1899) | Alestopetersius nigropterus | 5331 |
| Alestes holargyreus Günther, 1873 | Micralestes holargyreus | 5331 |
| Micralestes huloti Poll, 1954 | Brachypetersius huloti | 5331 |
| Alestes humilis (non Boulenger, 1905) | Brycinus imberi | 5331 |
| Alestes humilis Boulenger, 1905 | Brycinus humilis | 42019 |
| Micralestes humilis (non Boulenger, 1899) | Micralestes acutidens | 5331 |
| Micralestes humilis Boulenger, 1899 | Micralestes humilis | 2880 |
| Alestes imberi (non Peters, 1852) | Brycinus affinis | 5331 |
| Alestes imberi Peters, 1852 | Brycinus imberi | 2880 |
| Alestes inferus Stiassny, Schelly & Mamonekene, 2009 | Alestes inferus | 80450 |
| Alestes intermedius Boulenger, 1903 | Brycinus intermedius | 2880 |
| Petersius intermedius Blache & Miton, 1960 | Rhabdalestes septentrionalis | 2880 |
| Micralestes interruptus Boulenger, 1899 | Phenacogrammus interruptus | 5331 |
| Alestes jacksonii Boulenger, 1912 | Brycinus jacksonii | 5331 |
| Alestes kingsleyae Günther, 1896 | Brycinus kingsleyae | 5331 |
| Alestes kotschyi Heckel, 1847 | Alestes baremoze | 3032 |
| Nannopetersius lamberti Poll, 1967 | Nannopetersius lamberti | 5331 |
| Alestes langi Fowler, 1935 | Brycinus lateralis | 5331 |
| Alestes lateralis Boulenger, 1900 | Brycinus lateralis | 7248 |
| Rhabdalestes leleupi Poll, 1967 | Rhabdalestes tangensis | 109019 |
| Alestes lemairii Boulenger, 1899 | Brycinus imberi | 5331 |
| Petersius leopoldianus Boulenger, 1899 | Alestopetersius leopoldianus | 5331 |
| Petersius leopoldianus (non Boulenger, 1899) | Alestopetersius brichardi | 5331 |
| Micralestes lerneri Nichols & La Monte, 1938 | Brycinus sadleri | 1569 |
| Alestes leuciscus Günther, 1867 | Brycinus leuciscus | 2880 |
| Alestes liebrechtsii (non Boulenger, 1898) | Alestes macrophthalmus | 4967 |
| Alestes liebrechtsii Boulenger, 1898 | Alestes liebrechtsii | 5331 |
| Hydrocyon lineatus Schlegel, 1863 | Hydrocynus vittatus | 52331 |
| Petersius loennbergi Svensson, 1933 | Rhabdalestes septentrionalis | 2880 |
| Brachyalestes longipinnis Günther, 1864 | Bryconalestes longipinnis | 120205 |
| Brycinus longipinnis bagbeensis Géry & Mahnert, 1977 | Bryconalestes longipinnis | 2880 |
| Micralestes lualabae Poll, 1967 | Micralestes lualabae | 5331 |
| Micralestes luluae Fowler, 1930 | Micralestes acutidens | 5331 |
| Alestes luteus Roman, 1966 | Brycinus luteus | 2880 |
| Brycinus macrolepidotus Valenciennes, 1850 | Brycinus macrolepidotus | 2880 |
| Alestes macrophthalmus Günther, 1867 | Alestes macrophthalmus | 2880 |
| Alestes macrophthalmus tanganicae Hoedeman, 1951 | Alestes macrophthalmus | 5331 |
| Bryconaethiops macrops Boulenger, 1920 | Bryconaethiops macrops | 5331 |
| Petersius major Boulenger, 1903 | Phenacogrammus major | 5331 |
| Micralestes massarti Poll, 1945 | Brachypetersius cadwaladeri | 5331 |
| Petersius maunensis Fowler, 1935 | Rhabdalestes maunensis | 5331 |
| Petersius maunensis (non Fowler, 1935) | Brycinus lateralis | 5331 |
| Bryconaethiops microstoma Günther, 1873 | Bryconaethiops microstoma | 5331 |
| Bryconaethiops microstoma habereri Steindachner, 1913 | Bryconaethiops microstoma | 5331 |
| Alestes minutus Hopson & Hopson, 1982 | Brycinus minutus | 53378 |
| Brachyalestes mocquardianus Thominot, 1886 | Bryconaethiops microstoma | 5331 |
| Petersius modestus Boulenger, 1899 | Alestopetersius hilgendorfi | 5331 |
| Nannopetersius mutambuei Wamuini Lunkayilakio & Vreven, 2008 | Nannopetersius mutambuei | 79819 |
| Alestes natalensis Boulenger, 1904 | Brycinus lateralis | 5331 |
| Petersius neglectus Boulenger, 1920 | Micralestes acutidens | 5331 |
| Alestes nigricauda Thys van den Audenaerde, 1974 | Brycinus nigricauda | 2880 |
| Alestes nigrilineatus Svensson, 1933 | Brycinus leuciscus | 2880 |
| Alestopetersius nigropterus Poll, 1967 | Alestopetersius nigropterus | 5331 |
| Characinus niloticus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809 | Alestes dentex | 5331 |
| Salmo niloticus (non Hasselquist, 1762) | Alestes dentex | 5331 |
| Salmo niloticus (non Hasselquist, 1762) | Alestes baremoze | 5331 |
| Micralestes notospilus Pellegrin, 1930 | Brachypetersius notospilus | 26282 |
| Petersius nummifer Boulenger, 1920 | Brachypetersius altus | 5331 |
| Petersius nummifer (non Boulenger, 1920) | Brachypetersius pseudonummifer | 5331 |
| Myletes nurse Rüppell, 1832 | Brycinus nurse | 2880 |
| Alestes nurse albolineatus Holly, 1928 | Brycinus leuciscus | 5331 |
| Alestes nurse nana Pellegrin, 1935 | Brycinus nurse | 5331 |
| Alestes nurse senegalensis Holly, 1928 | Brycinus leuciscus | 5331 |
| Petersius occidentalis Günther, 1899 | Micralestes occidentalis | 2880 |
| Alestes opisthotaenia Boulenger, 1903 | Brycinus opisthotaenia | 5331 |
| Phenacogrammus pabrensis Roman, 1966 | Micralestes pabrensis | 2880 |
| Alestes peringueyi Boulenger, 1923 | Brycinus peringueyi | 42019 |
| Phenacogrammus polli Lambert, 1961 | Phenacogrammus polli | 5331 |
| Alestes poptae Pellegrin, 1906 | Brycinus poptae | 5331 |
| Brachypetersius pseudonummifer Poll, 1967 | Brachypetersius pseudonummifer | 5331 |
| Petersius pulcher Boulenger, 1909 | Hemigrammopetersius pulcher | 5331 |
| Bryconaethiops quinquesquamae Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1990 | Bryconaethiops quinquesquamae | 271 |
| Alestion rapax Roberts, 2019 | Alestion rapax | 123194 |
| Petersius rhodesiensis Ricardo-Bertram, 1943 | Rhabdalestes rhodesiensis | 5331 |
| Alestes rhodopleura Boulenger, 1906 | Brycinus rhodopleura | 42019 |
| Micralestes rochefoucauldi Fowler, 1936 | Brachypetersius altus | 5331 |
| Ladigesia roloffi Géry, 1968 | Ladigesia roloffi | 2880 |
| Brachyalestes rueppellii Günther, 1864 | Brycinus nurse | 5331 |
| Alestes rutilus Boulenger, 1916 | Brycinus macrolepidotus | 2880 |
| Alestes sadleri Boulenger, 1906 | Brycinus sadleri | 5331 |
| Micralestes sardina Poll, 1938 | Micralestes sardina | 5331 |
| Micralestes schelly Stiassny & Mamonekene, 2007 | Micralestes schelly | 59215 |
| Alestes schoutedeni Boulenger, 1912 | Brycinus schoutedeni | 42019 |
| Clupeocharax schoutedeni Pellegrin, 1926 | Clupeocharax schoutedeni | 5331 |
| Alestes senegalensis Steindachner, 1870 | Brycinus leuciscus | 2880 |
| Petersius septentrionalis Boulenger, 1911 | Rhabdalestes septentrionalis | 2880 |
| Alestes sethente Valenciennes, 1850 | Alestes dentex | 5331 |
| Alestopetersius smykalai Poll, 1967 | Alestopetersius smykalai | 89102 |
| Hydrocyon somonorum Daget, 1954 | Hydrocynus brevis | 51114 |
| Petersius spilopterus Boulenger, 1909 | Arnoldichthys spilopterus | 2880 |
| Alestes splendens Werner, 1906 | Alestes baremoze | 3032 |
| Micralestes stigmatura Fowler, 1936 | Phenacogrammus stigmatura | 5331 |
| Alestes stolatus Boulenger, 1920 | Micralestes stormsi | 5331 |
| Micralestes stormsi (non Boulenger, 1902) | Micralestes humilis | 5331 |
| Micralestes stormsi (non Boulenger, 1902) | Micralestes vittatus | 5331 |
| Micralestes stormsi Boulenger, 1902 | Micralestes stormsi | 5331 |
| Alestes stuhlmannii Pfeffer, 1896 | Alestes stuhlmannii | 46206 |
| Phenacogrammus taeniatus Géry, 1996 | Phenacogrammus taeniatus | 28773 |
| Alestes taeniurus Günther, 1867 | Brycinus taeniurus | 42019 |
| Petersius tangensis Lönnberg, 1907 | Rhabdalestes tangensis | 5331 |
| Hydrocynus tanzaniae Brewster, 1986 | Hydrocynus tanzaniae | 51114 |
| Alestes tessmanni Pappenheim, 1911 | Brycinus tessmanni | 42019 |
| Alestes thamalakanensis Fowler, 1935 | Brycinus lateralis | 5331 |
| Alestes tholloni Pellegrin, 1901 | Brycinus tholloni | 42019 |
| Hemigrammopetersius trilobatus Pellegrin, 1931 | Phenacogrammus aurantiacus | 5331 |
| Petersius ubalo Boulenger, 1910 | Nannopetersius ansorgii | 5331 |
| Micralestes urotaenia Boulenger, 1909 | Phenacogrammus urotaenia | 5331 |
| Alestes vittatus Boulenger, 1917 | Micralestes vittatus | 5331 |
| Hydrocynus vittatus Castelnau, 1861 | Hydrocynus vittatus | 2880 |
| Hydrocyon vittatus Boulenger, 1898 | Hydrocynus goliath | 51114 |
| Hydrocynus vittiger Boulenger, 1907 | Hydrocynus goliath | 51114 |
| Micralestes voltae Roman, 1966 | Micralestes occidentalis | 2880 |
| Petersius woosnami Boulenger, 1907 | Micralestes humilis | 5331 |
| Alestes wytsi Steindachner, 1870 | Alestes baremoze | 3032 |
| Petersius xenurus Boulenger, 1920 | Alestopetersius caudalis | 54621 |
| Alestopetersius xenurus tumbensis Hoedeman, 1951 | Alestopetersius tumbensis | 5331 |
| Rhabdalestes yokai Ibala Zamba & Vreven, 2008 | Rhabdalestes yokai | 79820 |
| Bryconaethiops yseuxi Boulenger, 1899 | Bryconaethiops yseuxi | 74421 |
| Bryconaethiops yseuxi (non Boulenger, 1899) | Bryconaethiops microstoma | 74421 |