Gobioides africanus (Giltay, 1935)

Edwards, A. J., Gill, A. C. & Abohweyere, P. O., 2003, A revision of F. R. Irvine’s Ghanaian marine fishes in the collections of The Natural History Museum, London, Journal of Natural History 37 (18), pp. 2213-2267 : 2253

Gobioides africanus (Giltay, 1935)

Irvine name. Gobioides ansorgii Boulenger. Misidentification.

Reference material. Accra, November 1938 (Irvine 356)— BMNH 1939.7 .12.33 (one: 132.3 mm SL) .

Distribution. Coast of West Africa from Senegal to Congo: entering estuaries (Quéro et al., 1990).

Gobioides ansorgii Boulenger, 1909 is also present in the region and can be distinguished by its more elongate body. It has 19–21 soft dorsal rays compared to about 15 soft dorsal rays (Giltay, 1935) in G. africanus .