Parachanna insignis (Sauvage, 1884)

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 : 229

Parachanna insignis (Sauvage, 1884)

Ophiocephalus insignis Sauvage, 1884 [Synonym: senior, original� Ophicephalus insignis Sauvage, 1884 [Synonym: senior, original – Misspellings�

Type-locality: Ophiocephalus insignis – “Franceville, 01°40’S, 13°31’E, upper Ogooué River , Gabon ”. Syntypes: MNHN 1884- 0301 to 0305 (1, 1, 1, 1, 1) .

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 53.2 cm TL

Water type: freshwater

Environment: benthopelagic

Depth range: _

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2010)

Source: preserved

Distribution and remarks: abundant in the Congo system in Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo, known from Kouilou River and from the Ogowe at Franceville, Gabon (type locality). Sympatric with Parachanna obscura in some parts of the Ogowe and Congo basins.