Hippopotamyrus castor Pappenheim, 1906

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 : 123

Hippopotamyrus castor Pappenheim, 1906

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 26 cm SL

Water type: freshwater

Environment: demersal

Depth range: _

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2020)

Source: preserved

Distribution and remarks: endemic to Lower Guinea, Sanaga and Lokoundje rivers in Cameroon.Also known from the Cross River, Nigeria. Several records for Gabon: MRAC P-73002.0953 et P-73002.0034, 1961. “Lacustre Orembo Mbila. 1973”, MRAC P-73018.0335 & P-73018.0404, “Station Aboulou rivière Kom, affluent de la Ntem. Station Adjou, bassin de la Ntem, limite frontière Cameroun ”, MRAC P-73018.0405/406, “Rivière Kyé”. Presence only indicated in Ntem Basin and not in any other river of Gabon.