Mastacembelus Niger Sauvage, 1879

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 Niger Sauvage, 1879

Caecomastacembelus niger (Sauvage, 1879) [Synonym: senior, new� Mastacembelus marmoratus Perugia, 1892 [Synonym: junior, original� Caecomastacembelus marmoratus (Perugia, 1892) [Synonym: junior, new� Mastacembelus flavomarginatus Boulenger, 1898 [Synonym: junior, original – To be verified]

Mastacembelus goro Boulenger, 1902 [Synonym: junior, original� Caecomastacembelus goro (Boulenger, 1902) [Synonym: junior, new� Mastacembelus brevicauda Boulenger, 1911 [Synonym: junior, original� Caecomastacembelus brevicauda (Boulenger, 1911) [Synonym: junior, new�

Mastacembelus batesii Boulenger, 1911 [ Synonym : junior, original� Type-locality: Mastacembelus niger – “ Ogooué River at Doumé, Gabon ”. Holotype: MNHN A-0967.

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 37.5 cm SL

Water type: freshwater

Environment: demersal

Depth range: _

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2010)

Source: preserved

Distribution and remarks: known from the Mbonge River basin ( Cameroon) in the north-east up to the Shiloango River basin ( Democratic Republic of the Congo) in the south in Lower Guinea, and known from the lower and middle Congo River basin.