Brycinus taeniurus (Günther, 1867)

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 : 147

Brycinus taeniurus (Günther, 1867)

Alestes taeniurus Günther, 1867 [ Synonym : senior, original� Type-locality: “ Gabon, West Africa ”. Holotype: BMNH 1867.5.3.26.

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 9.8 cm SL

Water type: freshwater

Environment: pelagic

Depth range: _

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2010)

Source: bibliography, preserved

Distribution and remarks: a Lower Guinea endemic, found mainly in the Ogowe and Ntem basins. Some specimens have also been collected in the Kribi (Kienke) Basin.