Nematabramis alestes (Seale & Bean 1907)

Specimens dusky above, pale or pale-yellowish sides and belly; opercle and preopercle silvery; scales outlined by dark dots. Head naked; mouth large, oblique; upper thin lip slightly protractile with a median notch into which fits a small knob on tip of lower lip. Pectoral pointed, tip extending beyond origin of small ventrals; caudal slightly longer than head with the lower lobe larger. Belly with a sharp, cutting edge. Barbels shorter than head; number of anal fin rays smaller than N. everetti and N. steindachneri. 22-23 scales from nape to dorsal.

Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 9; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 12 - 14

Nematabramis alestes is a species of cyprinid found in Zamboanga, Basilan, Palawan, and Busuanga in the Philippines. It belongs to the genus Nematabramis. It reaches up to 10.1 cm (4.0 in) in length.