Coptodon tholloni (Sauvage, 1884)

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 : 246

Coptodon tholloni (Sauvage, 1884)

Chromis tholloni Sauvage, 1884 [Synonym: senior, original�

Tilapia tholleni (Sauvage, 1884) [Synonym: senior, new – Mispellings� Tilapia tholloni (Sauvage, 1884) [Synonym: senior, new�

Chromis ogowensis (Günther, 1896) [Synonym: junior, new�

Tilapia ogowensis (Günther, 1896) [ Synonym : junior, new� Type-locality: Chromis tholloni – “ Franceville, upper Ogooué River, Gabon ”. Syntypes: MNHN 1884-0294 and 0295 (2), 1884- 098 (1).

Chromis ogowensis – “ Ogowe River at Lambarene, Gabon ”. Syntypes: BMNH 1865.5.5.33-35 (3) .

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 22 cm SL

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 and Malebo Pool (specimens are either this species or C. congica ), and from the upper and lower Ogowe, Kouilou-Niari and Chiloango in Lower Guinea.