variabilis, Clariallabes Pellegrin [J.] 1926:201 [Revue de Zoologie Africaine v. 14 (no. 2); ref. 17939] Several localities, Democratic Republic of Congo. Syntypes: MNHN 1926-0151 to 0154 (1, 1, 1, 1); MRAC 19689-90 (1, 1), 19692 (1), 19694 (1), 19696 (1), 19702 (1), 19712-14 (1, 1, 1). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:47 [ref. 19575], Ferraris 2007:138 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Clariallabes variabilis Pellegrin 1926 -- (Teugels 1986:69 [ref. 6193], Burgess 1989:145 [ref. 12860], Taverne & De Vos 1998:214 [ref. 23316], Ferraris 2007:138 [ref. 29155], Skelton 2019:235 [ref. 36564], Munene et al. 2021:22 [ref. 39283], Stiassny et al. 2021:1687 [ref. 39000]). Current status: Valid as Clariallabes variabilis Pellegrin 1926. Clariidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Congo River system (Democratic Republic of Congo; Angola). Habitat: freshwater.