mbu, Tetrodon Boulenger [G. A.] 1899:56, Pl. 29 [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoologie) v. 1 (fasc. 3); ref. 548] Kinshasa [Leopoldville], MonsembĂ©, Umangi, and Ubangi. Syntypes: BMNH (3) 1899.2.20.31 (1), 1899.2.20.32 (1); MRAC 167 (1) Umangi, 118 (1) LĂ©opoldville, 343 (1) Ubangi. Original genus should have been spelled Tetraodon. Information on types at MRAC provided by G. Boden, 2/8/06 personal communication. •Valid as Tetraodon mbu Boulenger 1899 -- (Roberts 1986:435 [ref. 6223], Poll & Gosse 1995:105 [ref. 24781], Ebert 2001:24 [ref. 25494], De Vos et al. 2001:130 [ref. 26059], De Vos et al. 2001:132 [ref. 26059]). Current status: Valid as Tetraodon mbu Boulenger 1899. Tetraodontidae. Distribution: Congo basin, Africa. Habitat: freshwater.
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