Phenacogrammus major (Boulenger, 1903)

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 : 149

Phenacogrammus major (Boulenger, 1903)

Occurrence: questionable

Maximum length: 9.5 cm SL

Water type: freshwater

Environment: benthopelagic

Depth range: _

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2010)

Source: preserved

Distribution and remarks: known from the Dja (Sangha) Basin, central Congo River basin. It occurs in the Lower Guinea region, found in the Nyong, Ntem, and Sanaga River basins of Cameroon. Several Museum records are known from Rabi ( Mamonekene et al., 2006; Mamonekene and Stiassny, 2012) and one from Chaillu (MNHN 2015-0479). One record from the Ntem: MRAC P-A1070.055/0558, “Riv. Ntem à l’auberge Ayengbe-sur-Ntem” in Gabon. Cer- tainly, a confusion with P. urotaenia . In Lower Guinea, this species is limited to Cameroon (Paugy, pers. com.).