pongolensis, Gnathonemus Fowler [H. W.] 1934:419, Fig. 6 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 86; ref. 1419] Pongola River, Paulpietersburg District, South Africa. Holotype (unique): ANSP 54950. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:128 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Marcusenius macrolepidotus (Peters 1852) -- (Gosse 1984:85 [ref. 6169], Seegers 1996:73 [ref. 23725]). •Valid as Marcusenius pongolensis (Fowler 1934) -- (Kramer et al. 2007:680 [ref. 29168], Marshall 2011:53 [ref. 31755], Kramer & Wink 2013:9 [2335] [ref. 32824], Maake et al. 2014:473 [ref. 33223], Kramer et al. 2016:8 [ref. 34331], Kramer et al. 2016:369 [ref. 34938]). Current status: Valid as Marcusenius pongolensis (Fowler 1934). Mormyridae. Distribution: Southeastern Africa. Habitat: freshwater.