ALESTES.— MICRALESTES. 

 Eig. 167. 



223 



1. Type. 



2-5. Types 



Alestes brevis. 



Type. 



1 



2- 



Lagos. 

 Gold Coast. 



H. T. Uasher, Esq. (P.). 

 R. B. N. Walker, Esq. (C.) 

 Dr. A. Giintber (P.). 



5. MICRALESTES. 



Brachyalestes, part., Giintti. Gat. Fish. v. p. 314 (18G4). 



JIicrali'ste.<;, Bouleng. Ann. Mus. Congo, Zool. i. p. 87 (1899), Poiss. Bass. Congo, 



p. 160 (1901), and Fish. Nile, p. 131 (1907). 

 Phenacogrammus, Eigenm. Proc. U.8. Nat. Mus. xxxiii. 1907, p. 30. 



Dwarfed Alestes, with the teeth simply compressed, the outer 

 prgemaxillary small aud tricuspid, the inner prsemaxillary and the 

 mandibular quinque- or septemcuspid *. 



Vertebrce 34-37. 



Nile and Tropical Africa. 



Si/nopsis of the Species. 



I. Dorsal originating above base of ventral ; Anal 17-19 ; depth o£ body 3 to 

 3| times in total length. 

 Dorsal originating a little nearer caudal than 



end of snont; Sc. 23-28 1. M. acutidens, Veters, Tp. 224:. 



* The inner mandibular teeth are sometimes so small as to be easily overlooked, such 

 cases estabhshing a complete passage between Micralestes and Petersiiis. 



