Dalophis cephalopeltis (Bleeker, 1863)

Edwards, A. J., Gill, A. C. & Abohweyere, P. O., 2003, A revision of F. R. Irvine’s Ghanaian marine fishes in the collections of The Natural History Museum, London, Journal of Natural History 37 (18), pp. 2213-2267 : 2232

Dalophis cephalopeltis (Schlegel MS, in Bleeker, 1863)

Irvine name. Sphagebranchus cephalopeltis Bleeker.

Reference material. Near mouth of River Densu, 1936 ( Irvine 211, p.p. Mr Lester)— BMNH 1937.2 .6.4 (one: 347 mm TL, 185 vertebrae) .

Distribution. Coast of West Africa from Liberia to Pointe Noire, Congo (Blache and Bauchot, 1972).