n = 28
| Scientific Name | Author | Valid Name | Family | English Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alestopetersius abeli | (Fowler, 1936) | Brycinus abeli | Alestidae | |
| Alestopetersius altus | (Boulenger, 1899) | Brachypetersius altus | Alestidae | |
| Alestopetersius ansorgei ansorgei | (Boulenger, 1910) | Nannopetersius ansorgii | Alestidae | |
| Alestopetersius ansorgei ubalo | (Boulenger, 1910) | Nannopetersius ansorgii | Alestidae | |
| Alestopetersius bifasciatus | (Poll, 1967) | Alestopetersius bifasciatus | Alestidae | |
| Alestopetersius brichardi | Poll, 1967 | Alestopetersius brichardi | Alestidae | |
| Alestopetersius caudalis | (Boulenger, 1899) | Alestopetersius caudalis | Alestidae | Yellowtail tetra |
| Alestopetersius caudomaculatus | (Pellegrin, 1925) | Bathyaethiops caudomaculatus | Alestidae | African moon tetra |
| Alestopetersius compressus | (Poll & Gosse, 1963) | Alestopetersius compressus | Alestidae | |
| Alestopetersius conspectus | Mbimbi Mayi Munene & Stiassny, 2012 | Alestopetersius conspectus | Alestidae | |
| Alestopetersius hilgendorfi | (Boulenger, 1899) | Alestopetersius hilgendorfi | Alestidae | |
| Alestopetersius hilgendorfi grandi | (Fowler, 1936) | Alestopetersius caudalis | Alestidae | Yellowtail tetra |
| Alestopetersius hilgendorfi hilgendorfi | (Boulenger, 1899) | Alestopetersius hilgendorfi | Alestidae | |
| Alestopetersius interruptus | (Boulenger, 1899) | Phenacogrammus interruptus | Alestidae | Congo tetra |
| Alestopetersius leopoldianus | (Boulenger, 1899) | Alestopetersius leopoldianus | Alestidae | |
| Alestopetersius leopoldianus brumpti | (Pellegrin, 1906) | Alestopetersius caudalis | Alestidae | Yellowtail tetra |
| Alestopetersius major major | (Boulenger, 1903) | Phenacogrammus major | Alestidae | |
| Alestopetersius major pulcher | (Boulenger, 1909) | Hemigrammopetersius pulcher | Alestidae | |
| Alestopetersius major urotaenia | (Boulenger, 1909) | Phenacogrammus urotaenia | Alestidae | |
| Alestopetersius nigropterus | Poll, 1967 | Alestopetersius nigropterus | Alestidae | |
| Alestopetersius nummifer | (Boulenger, 1920) | Brachypetersius altus | Alestidae | |
| Alestopetersius rochefoucauldi | (Fowler, 1936) | Brachypetersius altus | Alestidae | |
| Alestopetersius smykalai | Poll, 1967 | Alestopetersius smykalai | Alestidae | |
| Alestopetersius stigmatura | (Fowler, 1936) | Phenacogrammus stigmatura | Alestidae | |
| Alestopetersius stormsi | (Boulenger, 1902) | Micralestes stormsi | Alestidae | |
| Alestopetersius tumbensis | Hoedeman, 1951 | Alestopetersius tumbensis | Alestidae | |
| Alestopetersius xenurus tumbensis | Hoedeman, 1951 | Alestopetersius tumbensis | Alestidae | |
| Alestopetersius xenurus xenurus | (Boulenger, 1920) | Alestopetersius caudalis | Alestidae | Yellowtail tetra |