bane, Mormyrus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1803:620, 622 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 5; ref. 4930] Cairo, Egypt. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-0908. •Valid as Petrocephalus bane (Lacepède 1803) -- (Gosse 1984:108 [ref. 6169], Bigorne in Lévêque et al. 1990:168 [ref. 21589], Bigorne & Paugy 1991:8 [ref. 20122], Dankwa et al. 1999:17 [ref. 28023], Lavoué 2011:23 [ref. 31401], Kramer et al. 2012:2232 [ref. 32160], Neumann et al. 2016:303 [ref. 35036]). Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus bane (Lacepède 1803). Mormyridae. Distribution: Africa. Habitat: freshwater.