acanthoperca, Synodontis Friel [J. P.] & Vigliotta [T. R.] 2006:47, Figs. 1-3 [Zootaxa No. 1125; ref. 28580] Ogôoué River at and below the rapids of Massoukou (Masuku), 1°39'30"S, 13°32'14"E, Haut-Ogôoué Province, Gabon. Holotype: CUMV 89005. Paratypes: AMNH 236128 (4); CUMV 80105 (8), 89006 (2); MRAC A4-13-P-1 (1); SAIAB 74202 (1). •Valid as Synodontis acanthoperca Friel & Vigliotta 2006 -- (Ferraris 2007:441 [ref. 29155], Fermon et al. 2007:733 [ref. 30032], De Weirdt et al. 2008:122 [ref. 29869], Vreven & Milondo 2009:100 [ref. 30416], Vreven & Ibala Zamba 2011:359 [ref. 31194], Fermon et al. 2022:158 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Synodontis acanthoperca Friel & Vigliotta 2006. Mochokidae: Mochokinae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Upper Ogôoué and Ngounié River basins (Gabon) endemic. Habitat: freshwater.