Aphyosemion batesii (Boulenger, 1911)

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 : 253

Aphyosemion batesii (Boulenger, 1911)

Raddaella batesii Boulenger, 1911 [Synonym: senior, new� Fundulopanchax batesii Boulenger, 1911 [Synonym: senior, new� Fundulus splendidus Pellegrin, 1930 [Synonym: junior, original� Aphyosemion splendidus (Pellegrin, 1930) [Synonym: junior, new� Aphyosemion splendidum (Pellegrin, 1930) [Synonym: junior, new� Aphyosemion kunzi Radda, 1975 [Synonym: junior, original� Type-locality: Aphyosemion kunzi – “Brook on the right side of road near Mboamo village, Etakanyabé, 20 kilometers east of the ferry across the Ivindo in Makokou on National Road No. 15 to Okondja,, northern Gabon 00°30’N, 13°01’E [or 00°32’N, 12°57’E �”. Holotype: NMW 77335. Paratypes: NMW 77336-37 (2, 2).

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 9 cm TL

Water type: freshwater

Environment: benthopelagic

Depth range: _

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2010)

Source: bibliography, preserved

Distribution and remarks: known from the central Congo River basin of south-eastern Cameroon, north-western Congo and the Sangha and lower Ubangui rivers from the central Congo River basin. In Lower Guinea it is known from the drainage systems of the upper Sanaga, Nyong, Lobo, Doume, Boumba and Ivindo rivers of southern Cameroon, and the Ivindo River and Woleu in northern Gabon. A. kunzi and A. splendidum are valid species that can be separated by colour pattern and DNA. However not yet published (Van der Zee, pers. com.). In fact, A. batesii and A. splendidum do not occur in Gabon. A. kunzi is widespread in the Ntem in Cameroon and in the Ivindo and Woleu in Gabon and in north-western Congo.