loennbergii, Mastacembelus Boulenger [G. A.] 1898:23 [Transactions of the Zoological Society of London v. 15 (pt 1, no. 1); ref. 547] Bonge, Cameroon. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1898.6.27.1 [ex Stockholm Mus.]. Based on Mastacembelus cryptacanthus of Loennberg (not Günther). Type catalog: Wallin 1996:62 [ref. 32133] with syntypes as ZMUU 602. •Valid as Caecomastacembelus loennbergii (Boulenger 1898) -- (Travers 1984:145 [ref. 5147], Gosse 1986:424 [ref. 6194], Vreven 2004:102 [ref. 27762]). •In Mastacembelus to agree with current placement of Caecomastacembelus. •Valid as Mastacembelus loennbergii Boulenger 1898 -- (Brown et al. 2011:287 [ref. 31286]). Current status: Valid as Mastacembelus loennbergii Boulenger 1898. Mastacembelidae. Distribution: West Africa. Habitat: freshwater.