brevicauda, Mastacembelus Boulenger [G. A.] 1911:638 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 8 (no. 47); ref. 14784] Kribi River, Zima Country, Ja and Bumba rivers, southern Cameroon. Syntypes: BMNH 1903.7.28.68-72 (5), 1904.7.1.178-180 (3), 1906.5.28.193-196 (4), 1909.7.9.90-92 (3). •Valid as Caecomastacembelus brevicauda (Boulenger 1911) -- (Travers 1984:144 [ref. 5147], Gosse 1986:422 [ref. 6194], Vreven 2004:102 [ref. 27762]). •Synonym of Mastacembelus niger Sauvage 1879 -- (Vreven 2007:567 [ref. 30080]). Current status: Synonym of Mastacembelus niger Sauvage 1879. Mastacembelidae. Distribution: West and central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.