Enteromius kessleri (Steindachner, 1866)

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 : 140

Enteromius kessleri (Steindachner, 1866)

Barbus kessleri (Steindachner, 1866) [Synonym: senior, new� Occurrence: questionable

Maximum length: 7.7 cm TL

Water type: freshwater

Environment: benthopelagic

Depth range: _

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2018)

Source: bibliography, preserved

Distribution and remarks: found in various river basins in Angola, including the Zambezi, Okavango, Cuvo, Quanza and Bengo, as well as the Cuango and Chiumbe rivers (upper Kasai system, middle Congo River basin). Also known from the Kasai, upper Lualaba and Luapula in Democratic Republic of the Congo. One old record for Gabon: BMNH 1896.5.5.107-112 “Rivière Ogooué” is probably a misidentification according to the known distribution of the species.