albopunctatus, Clarias Nichols [J. T.] & LaMonte [F. R.] 1953:1, Fig. 1 [American Museum Novitates No. 1648; ref. 12710] Kotto River, about 225 miles north of Bangassou, about 9°N, 23°E, Central African Republic. Holotype: AMNH 19840. Paratypes: AMNH 19674 (5). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:139 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Clarias albopunctatus Nichols & LaMonte 1953 -- (Teugels 1986:70 [ref. 6193], Teugels 1986:94 [ref. 12548], Burgess 1989:145 [ref. 12860], Lévèque et al. 1991:143 [ref. 31367], Teugels in Lévêque et al. 1992:485 [ref. 21590], Agnèse & Teugels 2001:548 [ref. 25239], Ferraris 2007:139 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Valid as Clarias albopunctatus Nichols & LaMonte 1953. Clariidae. Distribution: Lake Chad, Benue River and central Congo River. Habitat: freshwater.