| Citation | Boulenger, G.A., 1903, On the fishes collected by Mr. G.L. Bates in Southern Cameroon.. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1903(1):21-28. |
| Ref. | 83880 Boulenger, G.A., 1903 |
| Page | 22;fig. |
| Named Used as Valid | Alestes opisthotaenia |
| Comment | Original species description. |
| Locality | 'Kribi and Mvile River, southern Cameroon'. |
| Distribution | Kribi and Mvile Rivers; Cameroon. |
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