lowei, Polypterus Boulenger [G. A.] 1911:377 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 7 (no. 40); ref. 14780] Nanna Kru, Liberia. Syntypes: BMNH 1911.5.31.1-4 (4). •Synonym of Polypterus retropinnis Vaillant 1899, but a valid subspecies -- (Gosse 1984:26 [ref. 6169]). •Synonym of Polypterus palmas Ayres 1850 -- (Gosse 1988:243 [ref. 6868], Paugy et al. 1990:332 [ref. 26477], Gosse in Lévêque et al. 1990:85 [ref. 21589], Hanssens et al. 1995:699 [ref. 22406]). Current status: Synonym of Polypterus palmas Ayres 1850. Polypteridae. Habitat: freshwater.