Chromidotilapia melaniae Lamboj, 2003

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 : 244

Chromidotilapia melaniae Lamboj, 2003 ( Photo 20)

Chromidotilapia kingsleyae (non Boulenger, 1898) [ Misapplied � Type-locality: Chromidotilapia melaniae – “ Small creek on route Tehibanga-Mayumbe East of village Malounga, Yola system, Gabon ”. Holotype: AMNH 232533. Paratypes: AMNH 232534-35 (2, 2); CUMV 79914 (17); MRAC-A2-011-P-7-9 (3); NMW 94633 (3).

Occurrence: endemic

Maximum length: 7.95 cm SL

Water type: freshwater

Environment: benthopelagic

Depth range: _

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2010)

Source: bibliography, preserved

Distribution and remarks: a Lower Guinea endemic, occurring in the Ogowe, Ngounie, and Nyanga rivers and coastal regions of central and southern Gabon ( Lamboj, 2003a).