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Species in the genus Microthrissa: [ 7 ] records


centralis, Poecilothrissa Poll [M.] 1974:151, Fig. 1 [Bulletin de la Classe des Sciences, Académie Royale de Belgique (Série 5) v. 60 (no. 2); ref. 7530] Bokuma, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype: MRAC 88319. Paratypes: BMNH 1899.9.26.68 (1); MRAC 472-473 (2), 493 (1), 93670-71 (2), 94277-82 (6), 94488-91 (3), 96572 (1), 96574 (1), 104908-23 (16), 101646-47 (2), ?188189-612 (424). Type catalog: Derijst 1991:63 [ref. 21528]. •Synonym of Microthrissa congica (Regan 1917) -- (Gourène & Teugels 1990:142 [ref. 16771]). •Valid as Poecilothrissa centralis Poll 1974 -- (Poll et al. 1984:50 [ref. 6172], Whitehead 1985:148 [ref. 5141], Poll & Gosse 1995:125 [ref. 24781]). •Valid as Microthrissa centralis (Poll 1974). Current status: Valid as Microthrissa centralis (Poll 1974). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: West Africa: Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

congica, Poecilothrissa Regan [C. T.] 1917:202 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 19 (no. 110); ref. 3668] Congo River, Democratic Republic of Congo. Syntypes: BMNH 1896.3.9.25 (1) Monsembe, 1899.9.26.65 (1) Coquillatville. •Valid as Poecilothrissa congica Regan 1917 -- (Poll et al. 1984:50 [ref. 6172], Whitehead 1985:149 [ref. 5141], Poll & Gosse 1995:125 [ref. 24781]). •Valid as Microthrissa congica (Regan 1917) -- (Gourène & Teugels 1990:142 [ref. 16771], Munene et al. 2021:21 [ref. 39283], Stiassny et al. 2021:1686 [ref. 39000], Delling et al. 2024:7 [ref. 41044]). Current status: Valid as Microthrissa congica (Regan 1917). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Congo River basin (Democratic Republic of Congo). Habitat: freshwater.

eupleura, Microthrissa Lönnberg [E.] & Rendahl [H.] 1920:168 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 9) v. 6 (no. 31); ref. 15241] Lower Congo. Syntypes: NRM 9919 (4). •Valid as Poecilothrissa eupleura (Lönnberg & Rendahl 1920) -- (Poll et al. 1984:50 [ref. 6172]). •Possibly the same as Poecilothrissa congica Regan 1917 -- (Whitehead 1985:149 [ref. 5141]). •Synonym of Microthrissa congica (Regan 1917) -- (Gourène & Teugels 1990:142 [ref. 16771]). Current status: Synonym of Microthrissa congica (Regan 1917). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater.

minuta, Microthrissa Poll [M.] 1974:154, Fig. 2 [Bulletin de la Classe des Sciences, Académie Royale de Belgique (Série 5) v. 60 (no. 2); ref. 7530] Garamba River, Garamba National Park, tributary of Dungu River, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype: MRAC 188615. Paratypes: IRSNB 697 (1); MRAC 188616-33 (18), 188634-51 (16), 188652-71 (19). Type catalog: Walschaerts 1987:7 [ref. 20755], Derijst 1991:57 [ref. 21528]. •Valid as Microthrissa minuta Poll 1974 -- (Poll et al. 1984:46 [ref. 6172], Whitehead 1985:151 [ref. 5141], Gourène & Teugels 1990:148 [ref. 16771], Poll & Gosse 1995:127 [ref. 24781], Kullander & Roberts 2012:368 [ref. 31751] as cf minuta). Current status: Valid as Microthrissa minuta Poll 1974. Dorosomatidae. Distribution: West-central Africa: Congo River basin. Habitat: freshwater.

moeruensis, Poecilothrissa Poll [M.] 1948:15, Fig. 6 [Bulletin du Musée Royal d'Histoire Naturelle de Belgique v. 24 (no. 21); ref. 13069] Lake Moero [Lake Mweru], 9°18'S, 28°56'E, Kilwa, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype: MRAC 6372. Paratypes: (560) MRAC 3546-731 (186, 6 c&s), 4051-52 (2), 4055-71 (71), 4188-95 (8), 4196 (1), 4806-4936 (131), 5679-5844 (166), 6373-6382 (10), 6387-6389 (3), 6393-6402 (10), 6925-30 (6), 9278-9307 (30). Type catalog: Derijst 1991:63 [ref. 21528]. •Valid as Poecilothrissa moeruensis Poll 1948 -- (Poll et al. 1984:50 [ref. 6172], Whitehead 1985:150 [ref. 5141], Poll & Gosse 1995:125 [ref. 24781]). •Valid as Microthrissa moeruensis (Poll 1948) -- (Gourène & Teugels 1990:144 [ref. 16771]). Current status: Valid as Microthrissa moeruensis (Poll 1948). Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Western Africa: Lake Mweru (Congo). Habitat: freshwater.

royauxi, Microthrissa Boulenger [G. A.] 1902:26, Pl. 8 (fig. 1) [Annales du Musee du Congo (Série Zoologie) v. 2 (fasc. 2); ref. 562] Ubangi River at Banzyville, Zair [Democratic Republic of Congo], about 4°18'N, 21°11'E. Syntypes: BMNH 1901.12.26.13. (1), MRAC 1233-34 (1, 1), 1256 (1). •Valid as Microthrissa royauxi Boulenger 1902 -- (Whitehead 1985:152 [ref. 5141], Gourène & Teugels 1988:362 [ref. 16242], Gourène & Teugels 1990:136 [ref. 16771], Poll & Gosse 1995:127 [ref. 24781], Munene et al. 2021:21 [ref. 39283], Delling et al. 2024:7 [ref. 41044]). Current status: Valid as Microthrissa royauxi Boulenger 1902. Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Congo River basin. Habitat: freshwater.

whiteheadi, Microthrissa Gourène [G.] & Teugels [G. G.] 1988:358, Fig. 2 [Cybium v. 12 (no. 4); ref. 16242] Nyonga, Democratic Republic of Congo, 8°39'S, 26°18'E. Holotype: MRAC 23240. Paratypes: MRAC 23241-243 (3), 27821 (1), 29282-85 (4), 29319-20 (2), 29344-47 (4), 29348-49 (2), 29356-62 (7), 29373-75 (3), 29424-31 (7, 2c&s), 102387 (1), 120319-21 (3), 79-1-P-28-29 (2). Additional material: MRAC 1233. •Valid as Microthrissa whiteheadi Gourène & Teugels 1988 -- (Gourène & Teugels 1990:138 [ref. 16771], Poll & Gosse 1995:127 [ref. 24781]). Current status: Valid as Microthrissa whiteheadi Gourène & Teugels 1988. Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Western Africa. Habitat: freshwater.


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