Distichodus hypostomatus Pellegrin, 1900

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 : 143

Distichodus hypostomatus Pellegrin, 1900

Distichodus engycephalus non Günther, 1864 [Misapplied for Gabon specimens�

Type-locality: Distichodus hypostomatus – “ Ogowe River at Adouma, Gabon ”. Syntypes: MNHN 1896-0369 to 0371 (3). Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 19.5 cm SL

Water type: freshwater

Environment: pelagic

Depth range: _

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2010)

Source: preserved

Distribution and remarks: a Lower Guinea endemic occurring in the Ntem, Ogowe, Nyanga and Kouilou rivers.