Brycinus macrolepidotus Valenciennes, 1850

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 macrolepidotus Valenciennes, 1850 in Cuvier &

Valenciennes, 1850

Alestes schoutedeni Boulenger, 1912 [Synonym: junior, original�

Brycinus schoutedeni (Boulenger, 1912) [Synonym: junior, new�

Brycinus imberi (non Peters, 1852) [Misapplied for Gabon specimens� Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 53 cm SL

Water type: brackish, freshwater

Environment: pelagic

Depth range: _

Migration: potamodromous

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2020)

Source: bibliography, preserved

Distribution and remarks: occurs throughout most of intertropical Africa. In Lower Guinea, found in the Cross, Mungo, Wouri, Sanaga, Nyong, Lokoundje, Kienke (Kribi), Ntem, Campo, Mbini (Woleu, Benito), Como, Ogowe, Nyanga, Kouilou and Loeme basins. Considering the distribution of different forms (according to collection determinations), it should be noted that the B. macrolepidotus ‘form’ is only found in northern regions, while the B. schoutedeni ‘form’ is found only in southern regions. However, between these two forms there appears to an intermediate zone, suggesting clinal variation within a single species.