Mastacembelus marchei Sauvage, 1879

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 : 226

Mastacembelus marchei Sauvage, 1879

Aethiomastacembelus marchei (Sauvage, 1879) [Synonym: senior, new� Mastacembelus sclateri Boulenger, 1903 [Synonym: junior, original� Aethiomastacembelus sclateri (Boulenger, 1903) [Synonym: junior, new� Type-locality: Mastacembelus marchei – “Ogooué River at Doumé, Gabon ”. Syntypes: MNHN A-0895 (2).

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 32.6 cm SL

Water type: freshwater

Environment: benthopelagic

Depth range: _

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2010)

Source: preserved

Distribution and remarks: known from Kribi River basin ( Cameroon) in the north up to the Kouilou/Niari ( Republic of the Congo) in the south. Outside the region this species is known from the lower Congo River ( Democratic Republic of the Congo) [Pool Malebo (formerly Stanley Pool)� forming the south-eastern distribution limit and from the Dja River basin (a major tributary of the middle Congo River basin), forming its north-eastern distribution border.