Parailia occidentalis (Pellegrin, 1901)

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 : 163

Parailia occidentalis (Pellegrin, 1901)

Ailia occidentalis Pellegrin, 1901 [ Synonym : senior, original� Type-locality: Ailia occidentalis – “ Cape Lopez, Gabon ”. Holotype: MNHN 1885-0404.

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 7.5 cm SL

Water type: freshwater

Environment: demersal

Depth range: _

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2010)

Source: preserved

Distribution and remarks: found in Ogowe and Djoung- ou River drainages ( Gabon) southwards to the drainages of the Kouilou and Loeme ( Republic of the Congo), Chiloango, Luculla and Quanza ( Angola) and the lower Congo River. Recently caught in the Komo Basin (Fermon, pers. obs.).