esamesae, Clarias Boulenger [G. A.] 1911:372 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 8 (no. 45); ref. 14783] Esamesa, Congo River basin, southern Cameroon. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1911.5.30.28. •Synonym of Clarias pachynema Boulenger 1903 -- (Teugels 1980:691 [ref. 21193], Teugels 1986:92 [ref. 6193], Teugels 1986:117 [ref. 12548], Lévèque et al. 1991:143 [ref. 31367], Teugels in Lévêque et al. 1992:490 [ref. 21590]). Current status: Synonym of Clarias pachynema Boulenger 1903. Clariidae. Habitat: freshwater.