maculatus, Distichodus Boulenger [G. A.] 1898:27, Pl. 13 (fig. 1) [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoologie) v. 1 (fasc. 2); ref. 4864] Manyanga, Congo River basin, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype (unique): MRAC 86. •Valid as Distichodus maculatus Boulenger 1898 -- (Daget & Gosse 1984:190 [ref. 6185], De Vos et al. 2001:130 [ref. 26059], De Vos et al. 2001:131 [ref. 26059], Mamonekene & Vreven 2008:97 [ref. 29866] as maculates, Moelants et al. 2014:1714 [ref. 35459], Moelants et al. 2018:191 [ref. 35738], Skelton 2019:233 [ref. 36564], Abwe et al. 2019:93 [ref. 36905], Munene et al. 2021:22 [ref. 39283], Abwe et al. 2023:30 [ref. 39992], Bigirimana et al. 2024:34 [ref. 41336], Musschoot 2024:337 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Distichodus maculatus Boulenger 1898. Distichodontidae. Distribution: Central Africa: Congo River basin (Democratic Republic of Congo); Lake Tanganyika basin (Burundi). Habitat: freshwater.