Chrysichthys auratus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809)

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 : 161

Chrysichthys auratus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809)

Chrysichthys kingsleyae Günther, 1899 [Synonym: junior, original� Chrysichthys persimilis Günther, 1899 [Synonym: senior, original� Chrysichthys maurus (non Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840) [Specimens from AMNH 230337�

Type-locality: Chrysichthys persimilis – Gabon. Holotype: BMNH 1867.5.22.1.

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 57 cm TL

Water type: freshwater

Environment: demersal

Depth range: _

Migration: potamodromous

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2010)

Source: preserved

Distribution and remarks: occurs in most of the West African hydrographic basins, except in the coastal areas between Gambia and Liberia. Also reported from the Chad and Nile basins. Present from southern Liberia to Cabinda ( Angola) and widespread throughout Lower Guinea. Chrysichthys persimilis Günther, 1899 is considered as valid

( Ferraris, 2000), but are males of C. auratus (Geerinckx et al. in Stiassny et al., 2007b).