Pelmatolapia mariae (Boulenger, 1899)

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 : 249

Pelmatolapia mariae (Boulenger, 1899)

Tilapia mariae Boulenger, 1899 [Synonym: senior, original�

Tilapia melanopleura non Duméril, 1861 [Misapplied�

Occurrence: questionable

Maximum length: 32.3 cm SL

Water type: brackish, freshwater

Environment: demersal

Depth range: _

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2020)

Source: bibliography, preserved

Distribution and remarks: known from coastal lagoons and lower courses of rivers from Côte d’Ivoire to the Niger Delta, Nigeria but absent from the area between the Pra River ( Ghana) and Benin, and occurs in coastal basins from the Tabou River ( Côte d’Ivoire) to the Kribi River ( Cameroon), of the Cross, Wouri, Sanaga, Nyong, Lokundje, Kribi, Lobe and lower Ntem in Lower Guinea. Records for Gabon: BMNH 1896.6.5.49-50 “Crique Azuminie, rivière Opobo”, under the name Tilapia melanopleura (non Duméril, 1861): BMNH 1909.27.46 “Ngomo, Ogooué”, 1961.12.4.2-4 “Rivière Ezanga, Gabon ” are probable misidentifications.