deliciosus, Oxyrhynchus Leach [W. E.] in Tuckey 1818:410 [A general notice of the animals taken by Mr. John Cranch; ref. 5023] Congo River, Democratic Republic of Congo. Type: BMNH 1979.5.29.1 (dry). •Valid as Mormyrops deliciosus (Leach 1818) -- (Gosse 1984:93 [ref. 6169]). •Synonym of Mormyrops anguilloides (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Bigorne 1987:146 [ref. 20556], Lévêque et al. 1989:114 [ref. 26480], Paugy & Bénech 1989:299 [ref. 26478], Bigorne in Lévêque et al. 1990:157 [ref. 21589], Paugy et al. 1990:337 [ref. 26477], Lévèque et al. 1991:138 [ref. 31367], Seegers et al. 2003:29 [ref. 28087], Kramer 2013:8 [ref. 32882]). •Synonym of Mormyrops angulloides (Linnaeus 1758) but a valid subspecies -- (Snoeks 2004:20 [ref. 28111]). Current status: Synonym of Mormyrops anguilloides (Linnaeus 1758). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.