Paramormyrops kingsleyae (Günther, 1896)

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 : 125

Paramormyrops kingsleyae (Günther, 1896)

Mormyrus kingsleyae Günther, 1896 [Synonym: senior, original� Brienomyrus kingsleyae (Günther, 1896) [Synonym: senior, new� Pollimyrus kingsleyae (Günther, 1896) [Synonym: senior, new� Type-locality: Mormyrus kingsleyae – “Old Calabar, Nigeria ” [but locality probably the Ogowe River, Gabon �. Holotype: BMNH 1896.5.5.100. For type locality see Teugels and Hopkins, 1998.

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 13.5 cm SL

Water type: freshwater

Environment: benthopelagic

Depth range: _

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2020)

Source: preserved

Distribution and remarks: widespread distribution throughout the Ogowe River basin including the Ivindo, the Woleu, the Nyanga and coastal drainages of southern Gabon. May be also in Congo Basin (CUMV specimens) (Hopkins, pers. com.).