Petrocephalus balayi Sauvage, 1883

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 : 126

Petrocephalus balayi Sauvage, 1883

Petrocephalus ballayi Sauvage, 1883 [Misspellings�

Mormyrus amblystoma Günther, 1896 [ Synonym : junior, original� Type-locality: Petrocephalus balayi – “ Ogôoué River, Gabon ”. Holotype: MNHN A-6297.

Mormyrus amblystoma – “ Talagouga , Gabon ”. Holotype: BMNH 1896.5.5.101.

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 11 cm TL

Water type: freshwater

Environment: demersal

Depth range: _

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2010)

Source: bibliography, preserved

Distribution and remarks: known from the lower course of the Ogowe River ( Gabon), in numerous associated lakes, and in the small coastal rivers from south of the Ogowe to the border between Gabon and the Republic of the Congo, in the Congo Basin.