Gymnarchus niloticus Cuvier, 1829

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 : 127

Gymnarchus niloticus Cuvier, 1829

Occurrence: questionable

Maximum length: 167 cm SL

Water type: freshwater

Environment: demersal

Depth range: _

Migration: potamodromous

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2020)

Source: preserved

Distribution and remarks: occurs in the basins of the Gambia, Senegal, Niger, Volta and Chad rivers. A record for Gabon: AMNH 231199 is correctly identified as Mormyrops anguilloides ; also, locality is most likely incorrect and the specimen was not collected in Gabon (Sullivan and Vigliotta, pers. com.). Might be introduced for aquaculture.