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oguensis, Malapterurus electricus var. Sauvage [H.-E.] 1879:99 [10] [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 3; ref. 3881] Ogôoué River at Duomé, Congo [should be Gabon]. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-0889. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:54 [ref. 19575] as ogoensis, Ferraris 2007:302 [ref. 29155]. On p. 10 of separate. The original spelling was oguensis and should be used as there is no evidence for an inadvertent error; spelling probably selected for phonetic reasons; same spelling also used by Boulenger for a different species. •Synonym of Malapterurus electricus (Gmelin 1789) -- (Gosse 1986:103 [ref. 6194]). •Valid as Malapterurus oguensis Sauvage 1879 -- (Roberts 2000:7 [ref. 24300] as ogoouensis, Norris 2002:70 [ref. 27470], Ferraris 2007:302 [ref. 29155], Norris 2007:695 [ref. 30031], Fermon et al. 2022:156 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Malapterurus oguensis Sauvage 1879. Malapteruridae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Gabon. Habitat: freshwater.


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