Hydrocynus brevis Günther, 1864

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Hydrocynus brevis Günther, 1864

Hydrocyon brevis Günther, 1864:351 . Type locality: Chartoum , Upper Nile. [ Sudan]. Lectotype: BMNH 1862.6 .17.94. [Designated by Brewster (1986)].

Hydrocyon somonorum Daget, 1954:116 , fig. 34. Type locality: Kolenzé, Diafarabé et Dia bozo, Niger supérieur. [ Mali]. Syntypes: MNHN (8) (lost). [The types of Hydrocyon somonorum are no longer extant (Brewster, 1986)].

Distribution: 505, 507, 508, 509, 516, 520, 522, 523, 524 (Paugy, Guégan, 1989; Paugy, 2003).