Synonyma
Microlepidalestes Hoedeman, 1951 ― Micralestes caudomaculatus Pellegrin, 1925
Hoedeman, J. J. 1951. Studies on African characid fishes I. The tribe Alestidi. Beaufortia v. 1 (no. 3): 1-8.
Typový druh
Bathyaethiops greeni Fowler, 1949.
Původní popis
Fowler, H. W. 1949. Results of the two Carpenter African expeditions, 1946-1948. Pt. IIThe fishes. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 101: 233-275.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.