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Species in the genus Ichthyborus: [ 8 ] records


besse, Characinus Joannis [L. de] 1835:no page number, Pl. 10 [Magasin de Zoologie 1835 (5 anneé); ref. 2355] Nile River at Thebes, Egypt. Syntypes: MNHN A-9721 (2, poor condition). Type catalog: Bertin 1948:42 [ref. 19577]. •Valid as Ichthyborus besse (Joannis 1835) -- (Vari 1979:335 [ref. 5490], Daget & Gosse 1984:197 [ref. 6185], Gosse in Lévêque et al. 1990:241 [ref. 21589], Poll & Gosse 1995:151 [ref. 24781], Neumann et al. 2016:305 [ref. 35036], Abdalla & Adam 2024:7 [ref. 42447]). Current status: Valid as Ichthyborus besse (Joannis 1835). Distichodontidae. Distribution: Northeastern Africa: Nile River system (Egypt and Sudan). Habitat: freshwater.

caudimaculatum, Psalidostoma Kner [R.] 1864:100 [2], Pl. [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 50 (no. 1); ref. 2639] White Nile River, Sudan. Holotype (unique): lost. On p. 2 of separate. •Synonym of Ichthyborus besse (Joannis 1835) -- (Daget & Gosse 1984:197 [ref. 6185], Gosse in Lévêque et al. 1990:241 [ref. 21589]). Current status: Synonym of Ichthyborus besse (Joannis 1835). Distichodontidae. Habitat: freshwater.

congolensis, Ichthyborus besse Giltay [L.] 1930:395, Figs. 2-3 [Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines v. 19 (no. 3); ref. 21342] Nyonga, upper Luapula, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype: MRAC 20555. Paratypes: IRSNB 37 (1); MRAC 20554 (1), 20556-559 (1). Type catalog: Walschaerts 1987:11 [ref. 20755]. •Synonym of Ichthyborus besse (Joannis 1835), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Daget & Gosse 1984:197 [ref. 6185], Gosse in Lévêque et al. 1990:241 [ref. 21589], Poll & Gosse 1995:151 [ref. 24781]). Current status: Synonym of Ichthyborus besse (Joannis 1835). Distichodontidae. Habitat: freshwater.

microlepis, Ichthyborus Günther [A.] 1864:363 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 5; ref. 1974] Upper Nile River, Khartoum, Sudan. Syntypes: BMNH 1863.3.9.22-23 (2). •Synonym of Ichthyborus besse (Joannis 1835) -- (Daget & Gosse 1984:197 [ref. 6185], Gosse in Lévêque et al. 1990:241 [ref. 21589]). Current status: Synonym of Ichthyborus besse (Joannis 1835). Distichodontidae. Habitat: freshwater.

monodi, Gavialocharax Pellegrin [J.] 1927:391 [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 51 (no. 5) [for 1926]; ref. 3405] Pool at Yabassi, fed by Wuti River, 60 kilometers from the sea, Cameroon. Syntypes: MNHN 1926-0289 to 0291 (1, 1, 1). Type catalog: Bertin 1948:41 [ref. 19577]. •Valid as Gavialocharax monodi Pellegrin 1927 -- (Poll & Gosse 1995:149 [ref. 24781]). •Valid as Ichthyborus monodi (Pellegrin 1927) -- (Vari 1979:335 [ref. 5490], Daget & Gosse 1984:198 [ref. 6185], Gosse in Lévêque et al. 1990:242 [ref. 21589], Vari 2007:433 [ref. 30023]). Current status: Valid as Ichthyborus monodi (Pellegrin 1927). Distichodontidae. Distribution: West Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

ornatus, Neoborus Boulenger [G. A.] 1899:78, Pl. 34 (fig. 4) [Annales du Musee du Congo (Série Zoologie) v. 1 (fasc. 4); ref. 549] Lake Tumba, Bikoro Kutu, and Lake Leopold II, Kutu, Upper Congo. Syntypes: BMNH 1899.9.26.85 (1) Kutu, MRAC 712-715 (1, 1, 1, 1). •Valid as Phagoborus ornatus (Boulenger 1899) -- (Poll & Gosse 1995:151 [ref. 24781]). •Valid as Ichthyborus ornatus (Boulenger 1899) -- (Vari 1979:335 [ref. 5490], Daget & Gosse 1984:198 [ref. 6185], Stiassny et al. 2021:1687 [ref. 39000], Musschoot 2024:341 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Ichthyborus ornatus (Boulenger 1899). Distichodontidae. Distribution: Central Africa: Congo River basin (Democratic Republic of Congo). Habitat: freshwater.

quadrilineatus, Neoborus Pellegrin [J.] 1904:219 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 1) v. 10 (no. 5); ref. 15193] Casamance River, near Kobbanan, Senegal. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1904-0054. Type catalog: Bertin 1948:42-43 [ref. 19577]. •Valid as Phagoborus quadrilineatus (Pellegrin 1904) -- (Poll & Gosse 1995:151 [ref. 24781]). •Valid as Ichthyborus quadrilineatus (Pellegrin 1904) -- (Vari 1979:335 [ref. 5490], Daget & Gosse 1984:198 [ref. 6185], Lévêque et al. 1989:116 [ref. 26480], Gosse in Lévêque et al. 1990:241 [ref. 21589], Paugy et al. 1990:337 [ref. 26477], Musschoot 2024:341 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Ichthyborus quadrilineatus (Pellegrin 1904). Distichodontidae. Distribution: Western Africa: Senegal and Guinea-Bissau. Habitat: freshwater.

taeniatus, Ichthyoborus Vaillant [L. L.] in Rivière 1886:17 [La Revue scientifique: revue hebdomadaire illustrée (Revue rose), éd. par Jean Duhem. v. 38 [series 3: v. 23 (no. 1)]; ref. 17852] Original genus should be Ichthyborus. Not available, no distinguishing features provided; from Africa. •In the synonymy of Ichthyborus ornatus (Boulenger 1899) -- (Musschoot 2024:341 [ref. 40817]). •Unavailable name -- (Toledo-Piza et al. 2024:444 [ref. 40817]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Ichthyborus ornatus (Boulenger 1899). Distichodontidae.


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