Monostichodus elongatus Vaillant, 1886

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 : 143

Monostichodus elongatus Vaillant in Rivière, 1886

Hemistichodus vaillanti Pellegrin, 1900 [ Synonym : junior, original� Type-locality: Hemistichodus vaillanti – “ Ogowe River at Adouma, Gabon “. Holotype: MNHN 1886-0376.

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 9.2 cm SL

Water type: freshwater

Environment: Pelagic

Depth range: _

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2010)

Source: preserved

Distribution and remarks: a Lower Guinea endemic, only occurring in the Gabon’s Ogowe River.