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Species in the genus Monostichodus: [ 4 ] records

elongatus, Monostichodus 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] Africa [Ogowe or Congo River basin]. No types known. Hemistichodus vaillanti Pellegrin 1900 of authors. •Valid as Monostichodus elongatus Vaillant 1886 -- (Musschoot & Snoeks 2016:1080 [ref. 34892], Fermon et al. 2022:143 [ref. 39448], Musschoot 2024:343 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Monostichodus elongatus Vaillant 1886. Distichodontidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Gabon. Habitat: freshwater.

lootensi, Hemistichodus Poll [M.] & Daget [J.] 1968:1060 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 39 (no. 6) (1967); ref. 19578] Nkombo, Coquilhatville, Congo River basin, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype: MRAC 78571. Paratypes: MNHN 1967-0587 (1); MRAC 118980 (1), 138639 (1). Type catalog: Derijst 1991:47 [ref. 21528]. First published with illustration, but no description, in Poll 1957:97 (fig. 134-135). MRAC 118980 is also a paratype of Monostichodus mesmaekersi (Poll 1959). •Valid as Hemistichodus lootensi Poll & Daget 1968 -- (Daget & Gosse 1984:196 [ref. 6185], Poll & Gosse 1995:149 [ref. 24781]). •Valid as Monostichodus lootensi (Poll & Daget 1968) -- (Musschoot & Snoeks 2016:1081 [ref. 34892], Stiassny et al. 2021:1687 [ref. 39000], Musschoot 2024:343 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Monostichodus lootensi (Poll & Daget 1968). Distichodontidae. Distribution: Central Africa: Congo River basin (Democratic Republic of Congo). Habitat: freshwater.

mesmaekersi, Hemistichodus Poll [M.] 1959:85, Pl. 16 (fig. 2A) [Annales du Musée du Congo Belge v. 71 (art. 3); ref. 3522] Noire River, Stanley Pool channel, Congo River,Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype: MRAC 118973. Paratypes: MRAC 73963 (1), 98670-71 (1, 1), 100760 (1), 118974-78 (5), 11979-80 (2). Type catalog: Derijst 1991:47 [ref. 21528]. •Valid as Hemistichodus mesmaekersi Poll 1959 -- (Daget & Gosse 1984:196 [ref. 6185], Poll & Gosse 1995:149 [ref. 24781]). •Valid as Monostichodus mesmaekersi (Poll 1959) -- (Musschoot & Snoeks 2016:1081 [ref. 34892], Stiassny et al. 2021:1687 [ref. 39000], Musschoot 2024:343 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Monostichodus mesmaekersi (Poll 1959). Distichodontidae. Distribution: Central Africa: Congo River basin (Democratic Republic of Congo). Habitat: freshwater.

vaillanti, Hemistichodus Pellegrin [J.] 1900:352 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 1) v. 6 (no. 7); ref. 6253] Ogowe River at Adouma, Gabon. Holotype: MNHN 1886-0376. Type catalog: Bertin 1948:38 [ref. 19577]. •Valid as Hemistichodus vaillanti Pellegrin 1900 -- (Daget & Gosse 1984:196 [ref. 6185], Poll & Gosse 1995:149 [ref. 24781], Vari 2007:431 [ref. 30023]). •Synonym of Monostichodus elongatus Vaillant 1886 -- (Musschoot & Snoeks 2016:1081 [ref. 34892], Musschoot 2024:343 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Synonym of Monostichodus elongatus Vaillant 1886. Distichodontidae. Habitat: freshwater.