Parananochromis axelrodi Lamboj & Stiassny, 2003

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 : 247

Parananochromis axelrodi Lamboj & Stiassny, 2003 (Photo

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Type-locality: Parananochromis axelrodi – “ Just inside mouth of Bale creek in forest, 00°30’53.9”N, 12°48’21.2”E, mouth of Bale creek into Ivindo, Ivindo system, Gabon ”. Holotype: AMNH 230714. Paratypes: AMNH 233350 (3, 1 c&s), 233351 (1), 230665 (1); CUMV 87044 (1); MHNG 2203.047 (1); MRAC-A2-046-P-1 (1) .

Occurrence: endemic

Maximum length: 9.12 cm SL

Water type: freshwater

Environment: demersal

Depth range: _

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: EN – Endangered (B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) / 2010) Source: bibliography, preserved

Distribution and remarks: a Lower Guinea endemic, currently known only from the Ivindo system in the regions of Makokou and Belinga, in central Gabon.