Parachanna obscura (Günther, 1861)

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 obscura (Günther, 1861)

Ophiocephalus obscurus Günther, 1861 [Synonym: senior, original� Parachanna obscurus (Günther, 1861) [Grammatical agreement� Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 50 cm SL

Water type: freshwater

Environment: demersal

Depth range: _

Migration: potamodromous

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2020)

Source: preserved

Distribution and remarks: widespread throughout West Africa from the Casamance to the Niger, Lake Chad basin and the Congo. Known from most coastal basins (the Cross, Wouri, Sanaga, Nyong, Lobe and Ntem in Cameroon, the Ogowe and Nyanga rivers in Gabon and the Kouilou River in the Republic of the Congo, in Lower Guinea).