Parakneria cameronensis (Boulenger, 1909)

Fermon, Yves, Bailly, Nicolas, Cardiec, Floriane, Causse, Romain, Chartrain, Emmanuel, Chirio, Laurent, Bruyne, Godefroy De, Deynat, Pascal, Hopkins, Carl D., Lamboj, Anton, Mennesson, Marion I., Beh, Jean-Hervé Mve, Paugy, Didier, Sidlauskas, Brian, Sullivan, John P., Weghe, Jean-Pierre Van De, Vigliotta, Thomas R. & Zee, Jouke Van Der, 2022, An annotated checklist of the fishes of Gabon, Cybium 46 (2), pp. 2-3 : 134

Parakneria cameronensis (Boulenger, 1909)

Kneria cameronensis Boulenger, 1909 [Synonym: senior, original� Parakneria spekii non (Günther, 1868) [Misidentification]

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 9.2 cm SL

Water type: freshwater

Environment: benthopelagic

Depth range: _

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2010)

Source: preserved

Distribution and remarks: known from the Dja River, and possibly in north-eastern DRC, with collections from Buta and the Epulu River. Ongoing research from DRC however is showing that, most probably, other (yet undescribed) species occurred in that region (Decru, pers. com.) It is also known from the Lower Guinea from the Ntem Basin in Cameroon, and the Louetsi (Ngounie Basin) and Nyanga rivers, and Mouvanga Creek in Gabon. One record for Gabon: MRAC P-91079-0115 “Rivière Louetsie, au-dessous des chutes de Bongolo, 37 km par la route NE de Ndende”.