Hypsopanchax zebra (Pellegrin, 1929)

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 : 265

Hypsopanchax zebra (Pellegrin, 1929)

Haplochilus zebra Pellegrin, 1929 [Synonym: senior, original�

Aplocheilus zebra (Pellegrin, 1929) [ Synonym : senior, new� Type-locality: Haplochilus zebra – “ Rivière Loula près d’Omoi , ( Niari ) et rivière Lebagni près de Zanaga (Haut Ogôoué)” (Loula, 02°57’S- 13°14’E and Lebagni ± 02°50’S- 13°51’E)”.“ Gabon ”. Syntypes: BMNH 1930.3.4.2 (1) “ Ogowe R. ”; MNHN 1929-0228 (orig. 12, now 10) “ Lebagni R. ”, 1929-229 (5) “ Loula R. ”; MRAC 20647-48 (2); USNM 92965 [ex MNHN 1929-228�.

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 5.5 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 upper Niari, upper Louesse, Loeme, upper Kouilou and upper Ogowe River systems in Lower Guinea. Specimens from Foulakari River, a tributary of lower Congo River belongs to an undescribed species (Van der Zee, pers. com.).