congicus, Mastacembelus Boulenger [G. A.] 1896:311 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6) v. 17 (no. 100) (art. 49); ref. 14601] About 50 miles south of Mangala, Upper Congo (Democratic Republic of Congo). Holotype (unique): BMNH 1896.3.9.4. •Valid as Afromastacembelus congicus (Boulenger 1896) -- (Travers 1984:145 [ref. 5147], Gosse 1986:415 [ref. 6194], Vreven & Teugels 1996:138 [ref. 22026]). •Valid as Aethiomastacembelus congicus (Boulenger 1896) -- (Vreven & Teugels 1997:85 [ref. 22885]). •Valid as Mastacembelus congicus Boulenger 1896 -- (Kullander & Roberts 2012:362 [ref. 31751], Van Steenberge et al. 2014:336 [ref. 33291], Skelton 2019:237 [ref. 36564], Kiselkewa et al. 2020:[11] 710 [ref. 38315], Munene et al. 2021:25 [ref. 39283]). Current status: Valid as Mastacembelus congicus Boulenger 1896. Mastacembelidae. Distribution: Central Africa: Congo River system (Democratic Republic of Congo). Habitat: freshwater.