breviceps, Mormyrops Steindachner [F.] 1894:66, Pl. 1 (fig. 2) [Notes from the Leyden Museum v. 16 (nos 1-2, art. 1); ref. 4237] St. Paul River, Liberia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 5385. •Valid as Mormyrops breviceps Steindachner 1894 -- (Gosse 1984:92 [ref. 6169], Bigorne 1987:151 [ref. 20556], Lévêque et al. 1989:114 [ref. 26480], Bigorne in Lévêque et al. 1990:156 [ref. 21589], Paugy et al. 1990:337 [ref. 26477], Lévèque et al. 1991:138 [ref. 31367], Dankwa et al. 1999:16 [ref. 28023], Hopkins et al. 2007:253 [ref. 30019], Kramer 2013:5 [ref. 32882]). Current status: Valid as Mormyrops breviceps Steindachner 1894. Mormyridae. Distribution: West-central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.