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Species in the genus Chelaethiops: [ 10 ] records


bibie, Leuciscus Joannis [L. de] 1835:no page number, Pl. 4 [Magasin de Zoologie 1835 (5 anneé); ref. 2355] Nile River at Thebes, Egypt. No types known. Originally as bibié. •Valid as Chelaethiops bibie (Joannis 1835) -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:299 [ref. 6186], Lévêque in Lévêque et al. 1990:271 [ref. 21589], Lévèque et al. 1991:141 [ref. 31367], Seegers et al. 2003:33 [ref. 28087], Neumann et al. 2016:303 [ref. 35036], Abdalla & Adam 2024:7 [ref. 42447]). Current status: Valid as Chelaethiops bibie (Joannis 1835). Danionidae: Chedrinae. Distribution: Northeastern Africa: Nile River system. Habitat: freshwater.

brevianalis, Chelaethiops elongatus Daget [J.] 1954:216, Fig. 78 [Mémoires de l'Institut français d'Afrique Noire No. 36; ref. 11989] Upper Niger, Sudan. Syntypes: MNHN 1925-0197 (5) Bamako, 1954-0015 (5) Diafarabé, 1960-0467 (5) Diafarabé, 1960-0468 (18) Diafarabé, 1960-0469 (28) Markala, 1960-0470 (33) Diafarabé. Type catalog: Blanc 1961:268-269 [ref. 20870]. •Valid as Chelaethiops brevianalis Daget 1954 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:299 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Chelaethiops bibie (Joannis 1835) -- (Lévêque in Lévêque et al. 1990:271 [ref. 21589], Lévèque et al. 1991:141 [ref. 31367]). Current status: Synonym of Chelaethiops bibie (Joannis 1835). Danionidae: Chedrinae. Habitat: freshwater.

congicus, Engraulicypris Nichols [J. T.] & Griscom [L.] 1917:703, Fig. 17 [Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History v. 37 (art. 25); ref. 3185] Poko, Congo. Holotype: AMNH 6294. Paratypes: AMNH 6213 (3), 6276 (1). •Valid as Chelaethiops congicus (Nichols & Griscom 1917) -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:299 [ref. 6186], De Vos et al. 2001:131 [ref. 26059] as aff. congicus, Kullander & Roberts 2012:360, 368 [ref. 31751], Kiselkewa et al. 2020:[7] 706 [ref. 38315], Abwe et al. 2023:30 [ref. 39992], Bigirimana et al. 2024:34 [ref. 41336]). Current status: Valid as Chelaethiops congicus (Nichols & Griscom 1917). Danionidae: Chedrinae. Distribution: Southern-central Africa: upper Congo River basin and Lake Tanganyika basin. Habitat: freshwater.

elongatus, Chelaethiops Boulenger [G. A.] 1899:101, Pl. 40 (fig. 5) [Annales du Musee du Congo (Série Zoologie) v. 1 (fasc. 5); ref. 589] Liranga, Congo River, Congo. Holotype (unique): MRAC 878. •Valid as Chelaethiops elongatus Boulenger 1899 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:300 [ref. 6186], Kiselkewa et al. 2020:[7] 706 [ref. 38315], Munene et al. 2021:22 [ref. 39283]). Current status: Valid as Chelaethiops elongatus Boulenger 1899. Danionidae: Chedrinae. Distribution: Central Africa: Congo River basin (Democratic Republic of Congo). Habitat: freshwater.

fasciatum, Opsaridium Vaillant [L. L.] in Rivière 1886:18 [La Revue scientifique: revue hebdomadaire illustrée (Revue rose), éd. par Jean Duhem. v. 38 [series 3: v. 23 (no. 1)]; ref. 17852] Not available, no distinguishing featues provided "il ressemble quelque peu à une sardine"; from Africa. Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Chelaethiops. Danionidae: Danioninae.

katangae, Chelaethiops Poll [M.] 1948:11, Fig. 3 [Bulletin du Musée Royal d'Histoire Naturelle de Belgique v. 24 (no. 21); ref. 13069] Kafila River, tributary of Lufira River, Kienge, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype: IRSNB 78. Paratypes: IRSNB 79-80 (1, 13); MRAC 78108-09 (2). Type catalog: Walschaerts 1987:12 [ref. 20755], Derijst 1991:33 [ref. 21528]. •Synonym of Chelaethiops congicus (Nichols & Griscom 1917) -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:299 [ref. 6186]). Current status: Synonym of Chelaethiops congicus (Nichols & Griscom 1917). Danionidae: Chedrinae. Habitat: freshwater.

lerei, Chelaethiops brevianalis Blache [J.] & Miton [F.] 1961:398 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 32 (no. 5) (1960); ref. 7449] Lake Léré at Pont de Zalbi, Mayo Kebbi basin, Chad. Syntypes: MNHN 1959-0296 (4, as "types"); CEPFL (?, as "paratypes"). Type catalog: Blanc 1961:268 [ref. 20870]. •Synonym of Chelaethiops bibie (Joannis 1835) -- (Lévêque in Lévêque et al. 1990:271 [ref. 21589] with question, Lévèque et al. 1991:141 [ref. 31367]). Current status: Synonym of Chelaethiops bibie (Joannis 1835). Danionidae: Chedrinae. Habitat: freshwater.

luluae, Engraulicypris Fowler [H. W.] 1930:39, Fig. 9 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 82; ref. 1406] Lulua River, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype: ANSP 51741. Paratypes: ANSP 51742 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:82 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Chelaethiops luluae (Fowler 1930) -- (Munene et al. 2021:22 [ref. 39283] with authors and date as Nichols & Griscom 1917). •Synonym of Chelaethiops congicus (Nichols & Griscom 1917) -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:299 [ref. 6186]). Current status: Synonym of Chelaethiops congicus (Nichols & Griscom 1917). Danionidae: Chedrinae. Habitat: freshwater.

minuta, Neobola Boulenger [G. A.] 1906:549, Pl. 32 (fig. 1) [Transactions of the Zoological Society of London v. 17 (pt 6, no. 1); ref. 573] Mbete, Zambia, Lake Tanganyika. Syntypes: (several) BMNH 1906.9.8.55-60 (6). •Valid as Chelaethiops minutus (Boulenger 1906) -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:300 [ref. 6186], Kullander & Roberts 2012:363, 368 [ref. 31751]). Current status: Valid as Chelaethiops minutus (Boulenger 1906). Danionidae: Chedrinae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Lake Tanganyika and Niemba River. Habitat: freshwater.

rukwaensis, Engraulicypris congicus Ricardo [C. K.] 1939:642, Fig. 2 [The Journal of the Linnean Society of London. Zoology v. 40 (no. 275); ref. 17221] Lake Rukwa, southwestern Tanzania. BMNH. Syntypes: (28) BMNH 1942.12.31.191-210 (20). •Valid as Chelaethiops rukwaensis (Ricardo 1939) -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:300 [ref. 6186], Seegers 1996:146 [ref. 23725]). Current status: Valid as Chelaethiops rukwaensis (Ricardo 1939). Danionidae: Chedrinae. Distribution: Lake Rukwa, eastern Africa. Habitat: freshwater.


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