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Brycinus batesii (Boulenger, 1903)

Source-backed taxonomic record

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.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Brycinus batesii (Boulenger, 1903)
Name authority
(Boulenger, 1903)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Characiformes
Family
Alestidae
Genus
Brycinus
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. orderCharaciformes
  11. suborderCharacoidei
  12. familyAlestidae Cockerell, 1910
  13. genusBrycinus Valenciennes, 1850
  14. speciesBrycinus batesii (Boulenger, 1903)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Brycinus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Brycinus carmesinus (Nichols & Griscom, 1917)AlestidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Brycinus lateralis (Boulenger, 1900)AlestidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Brycinus bartoni (Nichols & La Monte, 1953)AlestidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Brycinus bimaculatus (Boulenger, 1899)AlestidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Brycinus brevis (Boulenger, 1903)AlestidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Brycinus ferox (Hopson & Hopson, 1982)AlestidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Brycinus fwaensis Géry, 1995AlestidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Brycinus humilis (Boulenger, 1905)AlestidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Brycinus intermedius (Boulenger, 1903)AlestidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Brycinus jacksonii (Boulenger, 1912)AlestidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Brycinus leuciscus (Günther, 1867)AlestidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Brycinus luteus (Roman, 1966)AlestidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Alestes batesii Boulenger, 1903 Boulenger, 1903synonym
Brycinus batesi (Boulenger, 1903) (Boulenger, 1903)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.

  1. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1018747 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:5WSRG. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.