Epiplatys ansorgii (Boulenger, 1911)

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 : 262

Epiplatys ansorgii (Boulenger, 1911)

Haplochilus ansorgii Boulenger, 1911 [ Synonym : senior, original� Type-locality: Haplochilus ansorgii – “ Masoma River , flowing into Lake Ogemwe [ Ogemoué � at Umpokoya, 01°10’S, 9°59’E, north-western Gabon, Africa ”. Lectotype: BMNH 1908.5.25.124. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1908.5.25.123 (1).

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 8 cm TL

Water type: freshwater

Environment: benthopelagic

Depth range: _

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2010)

Source: bibliography, preserved

Distribution and remarks: known from the lower Congo River system in western Democratic Republic of the Congo and found in southern tributaries of the Ogowe River southwards, in western Gabon, Republic of the Congo and Cabinda in Lower Guinea.