Amphilius nigricaudatus Pellegrin, 1909

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 : 154

Amphilius nigricaudatus Pellegrin, 1909

Amphilius nigricaudatus multipunctata Pellegrin, 1909 [Synonym junior, original�

Amphilius brevis non Boulenger, 1902 [Misapplied for Gabon specimens� Type-locality: Amphilius nigricaudatus multipunctata – “Ogooué River at Ngomo, Gabon ”. Syntypes: MNHN 1909-0013 (1). Amphilius nigricaudatus – “Ogowe River at Ngomo, Gabon ”. Syntypes: MNHN 1909-0014 to 0016 (3).

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 7.3 cm SL

Water type: freshwater

Environment: demersal

Depth range: _

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: NT – Near threatened (A2d / 2021)

Source: preserved

Distribution and remarks: a Lower Guinea endemic, known from isolated records from southern Cameroon in Nyong to Ntem, and the Ogowe to Loueme rivers.