Plataplochilus loemensis (Pellegrin, 1924)

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 : 266

Plataplochilus loemensis (Pellegrin, 1924)

Haplochilus loemensis Pellegrin, 1924 [Synonym: senior, original� Plataplochilus leomensis (Pellegrin, 1924) [Misspellings�

Type-locality: Haplochilus loemensis – “ Lombo River , tributary of Loémé River, Gabon ”. Syntypes: MNHN 1924-0086 to -0087 (2). Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 6 cm TL

Water type: freshwater

Environment: benthopelagic

Depth range: _

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2010)

Source: bibliography, preserved

Distribution and remarks: known from the drainages of the Lombo, Loeme, Kouilou and Chiloango rivers in the coastal rainforest of south-western Gabon, western Congo, Cabinda enclave of Angola and western part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and in some minor northern tributaries of the lower Congo River. Seems to be endemic to Congo Republic: Gabonese specimens may belong to other undescribed species.