Mastacembelus cryptacanthus Günther, 1867

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 : 226

Mastacembelus cryptacanthus Günther, 1867

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 34.5 cm SL

Water type: freshwater

Environment: demersal

Depth range: _

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2020)

Source: preserved

Distribution and remarks: known from the Cross ( Nigeria / Cameroon border) in the north-west up to the Ntem River basin ( Cameroon) in the south-east in Lower Guinea; known also from the Oueme River basin ( Benin) in the west up to the Kwa Ibo River basin ( Nigeria) and from Bioko Island [formerly Fernando Poo ( Equatorial Guinea)]. Record for Gabon: BMNH 1872.1.27.16 “Gaboon”.