Paramormyrops curvifrons (Taverne, Thys van den Audenaerde, Heymer & Géry, 1977)

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Paramormyrops curvifrons (Taverne, Thys van den Audenaerde, Heymer & Géry, 1977)

Brienomyrus curvifrons Taverne, Thys van den Audenaerde, Heymer & Géry, 1977 [Synonym: senior, original�

Type-locality: Brienomyrus curvifrons – “ Ivindo River , near M’Passa, Makokou, Gabon ”. Holotype: MRAC 75-24-P-132. Paratypes: MRAC 75-24-P-135 (1), 75-24-P-277 (1) .

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 14.36 cm SL

Water type: freshwater

Environment: benthopelagic

Depth range: _

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2010)

Source: preserved

Distribution and remarks: found in the deeper sections of the Ivindo River and also known from the Nyong River basin. Most likely this Nyong fish is a misidentification, but not confirmed. P. curvifrons is not found in the main Ogowe River (Hopkins, pers. com.).