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.