Micralestes stormsi Boulenger, 1902
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Micralestes stormsi is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Alestidae, the African tetras. It is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania and Zambia. Its natural habitat is rivers.
The fish is named in honor of Lieut. Maurice Joseph Auguste Marie Raphael Storms (1875-1941), of the Belgian Army, who collected the type specimen and presented it to the Brussels Museum. The describer, Boulenger said Storms is the cousin of Raymond Storms, who was "so well known for his important contributions to paleoichthyology".
Wikipedia contributors, Micralestes stormsi; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:11:34.188262+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Micralestes stormsi Boulenger, 1902
- Name authority
- Boulenger, 1902
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Characiformes
- Family
- Alestidae
- Genus
- Micralestes
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCharaciformes
- suborderCharacoidei
- familyAlestidae Cockerell, 1910
- genusMicralestes Boulenger, 1899
- speciesMicralestes stormsi Boulenger, 1902
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Micralestes. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Micralestes argyrotaenia Trewavas, 1936 | AlestidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Micralestes comoensis Poll & Roman, 1967 | AlestidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Micralestes congicus Poll, 1967 | AlestidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Micralestes eburneensis Daget, 1965 | AlestidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Micralestes elongatus Daget, 1957 | AlestidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Micralestes fodori Matthes, 1965 | AlestidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Micralestes lualabae Poll, 1967 | AlestidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Micralestes vittatus (Boulenger, 1917) | AlestidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Micralestes sardina Poll, 1938 | AlestidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Micralestes acutidens (Peters, 1852) | AlestidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Micralestes ambiguus Géry, 1995 | AlestidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Micralestes holargyreus (Günther, 1873) | AlestidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Alestes stolatus Boulenger, 1920 Boulenger, 1920 | synonym |
| Phenacogrammus stormsi (Boulenger, 1902) (Boulenger, 1902) | synonym |
| Alestopetersius stormsi (Boulenger, 1902) (Boulenger, 1902) | synonym |
| Brycinus stolatus (Boulenger, 1920) (Boulenger, 1920) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Boulenger, G. A. (1902). Contributions to the ichthyology of the Congo.--II. On a collection of fishes from the Lindi River. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1902, v. 1 (pt 1) (art. 4): 265–271, Pls. 28–30. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:42Q6L. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.