Plataplochilus pulcher Lambert, 1967

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 : 267

Plataplochilus pulcher Lambert, 1967

Type-locality: Plataplochilus pulcher – “ Marigot of PK 40 along route Libreville-Kango, Gabon ”. Holotype: MRAC 164734. Paratypes: MRAC 164735-42 (8) .

Occurrence: endemic

Maximum length: 3.5 cm SL

Water type: freshwater

Environment: benthopelagic

Depth range: _

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: NE – Not evaluated

Source: preserved

Distribution and remarks: known from the type-locality. Recent collection extends the distribution in tributaries of the Komo River along the N5 between Ingong and Akok (Van der Zee, pers. com.). Considered by some authors as a synonym of P. miltotaenia . In fact, it is a valid species that differs in colour pattern, several meristic and morphological characters and is genetically well separated (Chirio and Van der Zee, pers. com.).