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Species in the genus Petrocephalus: [ 58 ] records

affinis, Petrocephalus Steindachner [F.] 1914:536 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse v. 51 (no. 25); ref. 18910] Msola Brook, near Kiperege, Ulanga River system, Rufiji basin, Tanzania. Syntypes: (6) NMW 55117-18 (1, 3). Species illustrated and described in more detail in Steindachner 1915:62 [p. 4 of separate] Pl. 3 (fig. 3) [ref. 15072]. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Petrocephalus affinis Sauvage 1879, replaced by Petrocephalus steindachneri Fowler 1958. •Synonym of Petrocephalus catostoma (Günther 1866). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Petrocephalus catostoma (Günther 1866). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.

amblystoma, Mormyrus Günther [A.] 1896:281, Pl. 14 (fig. A) [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6) v. 17 (no. 100) (art. 37); ref. 14607] Talagouga, Gabon. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1896.5.5.101. •Synonym of Petrocephalus balayi Sauvage 1883 -- (Gosse 1984:108 [ref. 6169] as ballayi, Lavoué et al. 2004:519 [ref. 27871], Lavoué et al. 2010:16 [ref. 30944], Kramer et al. 2012:2232 [ref. 32160]). Current status: Synonym of Petrocephalus balayi Sauvage 1883. Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.

ansorgii, Petrocephalus Boulenger [G. A.] 1903:325, Pl. 28 (fig. 2) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1902, v. 2 (pt 2); ref. 15009] Agberi, Lower Niger River Delta, southern Nigeria. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1902.10.25.1. •Synonym of Petrocephalus bane (Lacepède 1803), but a valid subspecies -- (Gosse 1984:109 [ref. 6169]). •Valid as Petrocephalus ansorgii Boulenger 1903 -- (Bigorne in Lévêque et al. 1990:173 [ref. 21589], Bigorne & Paugy 1991:7 [ref. 20122], Lévèque et al. 1991:139 [ref. 31367], Hopkins et al. 2007:245 [ref. 30019], Lavoué et al. 2010:51 [ref. 30944], Lavoué 2011:23 [ref. 31401], Kramer et al. 2012:2232 [ref. 32160]). Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus ansorgii Boulenger 1903. Mormyridae. Distribution: West-central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

arnegardi, Petrocephalus Lavoué [S.] & Sullivan [J. P.] 2014:54, Fig. 2 [ZooKeys No. 400; ref. 33262] Republic of the Congo, Covette Ouest, Congo River Basin, Pandaka River, Odzala-Kokua National Forest, 0.62°N, 14.92°E. Holotype: CUMV 88074. Paratypes: (17) CUMV. Plus non-type specimens. •Valid as Petrocephalus arnegardi Lavoué & Sullivan 2014. •Possible synonym of Petrocephalus binotatus Pellegrin 1924 -- (Decru et al. 2017:235 [ref. 35620]). Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus arnegardi Lavoué & Sullivan 2014. Mormyridae. Distribution: Congo River basin, Republic of the Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

balayi, Petrocephalus Sauvage [H.-E.] 1883:159 [16] [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 7; ref. 3897] Ogôoué River, Gabon. Holotype: MNHN A-6297. Type catalog: Bertin 1940:264 [ref. 293], Poll 1948:75 [ref. 31166] as ballaayi. On p. 16 of separate. Spelled Petrocephalus ballayi Boulenger 1909:295 [ref. 14744] and 1909:52 [ref. 14364] and Gosse 1984:108 [ref. 6169] and other authors; original orthography was balayi. •Valid as Petrocephalus balayi Sauvage 1883 -- (Gosse 1984:108 [ref. 6169] as ballayi, Lavoué et al. 2004:519 [ref. 27871], Hopkins et al. 2007:235 [ref. 30019], Lavoué et al. 2010:16 [ref. 30944], Lavoué 2011:26 [ref. 31401], Kramer et al. 2012:2232 [ref. 32160], Lovoué 2012:2167 [ref. 32189], Lavoué & Sullavan 2014:49 [ref. 33262], Stiassny et al. 2021:1686 [ref. 39000], Fermon et al. 2022:126 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus balayi Sauvage 1883. Mormyridae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Ogowe River basin (Gabon) and Congo River basin (Democratic Republic of Congo). Habitat: freshwater.

ballayi, Petrocephalus Bertin [L.] 1940:264 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 12 (no. 6); ref. 293] We have no documentation on the spelling of the collector's name as Balay or Ballay. •Apparently an unjustified emendation of Petrocephalus balayi Sauvage 1883. •Synonym of Petrocephalus balayi Sauvage 1883 -- (Kramer et al. 2012:2232 [ref. 32160]). Unjustified Emend.. Current status: Synonym of Petrocephalus balayi Sauvage 1883. Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.

balteatus, Petrocephalus Rochebrune [A. T. de] 1885:97 [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 9; ref. 3791] "Loanda, Gabon"; Bathurst, Gambia, western Africa. Museo Bouvieri, whereaabouts unknown. •Valid as Petrocephalus balteatus Rochebrune 1885 -- (Kramer et al. 2012:2232 [ref. 32160], Fermon et al. 2022:126 [ref. 39448] with question). Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus balteatus Rochebrune 1885. Mormyridae. Distribution: West Africa: Gambia. Habitat: freshwater.

bane, Mormyrus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1803:620, 622 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 5; ref. 4930] Cairo, Egypt. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-0908. •Valid as Petrocephalus bane (Lacepède 1803) -- (Gosse 1984:108 [ref. 6169], Bigorne in Lévêque et al. 1990:168 [ref. 21589], Bigorne & Paugy 1991:8 [ref. 20122], Dankwa et al. 1999:17 [ref. 28023], Lavoué 2011:23 [ref. 31401], Kramer et al. 2012:2232 [ref. 32160], Neumann et al. 2016:303 [ref. 35036]). Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus bane (Lacepède 1803). Mormyridae. Distribution: Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

binotatus, Petrocephalus Pellegrin [J.] 1924:1 [Revue de Zoologie Africaine v. 12 (no. 1); ref. 17937] Congo River at Ikengo, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype: MRAC 15191. •Valid as Petrocephalus binotatus Pellegrin 1924 -- (Gosse 1984:109 [ref. 6169], Lavoué et al. 2010:6 [ref. 30944], Lavoué 2011:26 [ref. 31401], Kramer et al. 2012:2232 [ref. 32160], Lovoué 2012:2167 [ref. 32189], Lavoué & Sullavan 2014:49 [ref. 33262]). Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus binotatus Pellegrin 1924. Mormyridae. Distribution: Congo River basin, Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

boboto, Petrocephalus Lavoué [S.] & Sullivan [J. P.] 2014:47, Fig. 3 [ZooKeys No. 400; ref. 33262] Orientale Province, Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo River at Yangambi, 0.76°N, 24.24°E. Holotype (unique): CUMV 96774. •Valid as Petrocephalus boboto Lavoué & Sullivan 2014. •Possible synonym of Petrocephalus binotatus Pellegrin 1924 -- (Decru et al. 2017:235 [ref. 35620]). Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus boboto Lavoué & Sullivan 2014. Mormyridae. Distribution: Congo River basin at Yangambi, Democratic Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

bovei, Mormyrus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1847:283 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 19; ref. 4883] Nile River, Egypt. Syntypes: MNHN A-0906 (2), 1967 (2), 4404 (11). Type catalog: Bertin 1940:264 [ref. 293]. •Valid as Petrocephalus bovei (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Gosse 1984:110 [ref. 6169], Paugy & Bénech 1989:299 [ref. 26478] dated 1846, Bigorne in Lévêque et al. 1990:169 [ref. 21589], Paugy et al. 1990:337 [ref. 26477] dated 1846, Bigorne & Paugy 1991:13 [ref. 20122], Dankwa et al. 1999:17 [ref. 28023], Hopkins et al. 2007:247 [ref. 30019], Lavoué 2011:23 [ref. 31401], Kramer et al. 2012:2232 [ref. 32160]). Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus bovei (Valenciennes 1847). Mormyridae. Distribution: Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

brevipedunculatus, Petrocephalus Svensson [G. S. O.] 1933:31, Fig. 11 [Kongliga Vetenskaps-Academiens Handlingar, Stockholm v. 12 (no. 3); ref. 16524] Swamps along Gambia River, western Africa. Syntypes: NRM 11134 (8, now 6), 14488 (3), 31363-65 (1, 1, 1), 31520 (1), 31515 (1), 31520 (1), 31582-83 (2, 1). •Valid as Petrocephalus brevipedunculatus Svensson 1933 -- (Gosse 1984:110 [ref. 6169]). •Synonym of Petrocephalus bovei (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Bigorne in Lévêque et al. 1990:169 [ref. 21589], Kramer et al. 2012:2232 [ref. 32160]). Current status: Synonym of Petrocephalus bovei (Valenciennes 1847). Mormyridae. Distribution: Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

catostoma, Mormyrus Günther [A.] 1866:222 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 6; ref. 1983] Rovuma [Ruvuma] River, Tanzania/Mozambique, southern Africa. Lectotype: BMNH 1863.10.12.4. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1863.10.12.5-6 (4). Lectotype selected by Whitehead & Greenwood 1959:284 [ref. 12037]. •Valid as Petrocephalus catostoma (Günther 1866) -- (Gosse 1984:110 [ref. 6169], Skelton 1993:99 [ref. 24071], Seegers 1996:82 [ref. 23725], Kramer & van der Bank 2000:393 [ref. 25762], Skelton 2001:99 [ref. 27406], van der Bank & Kramer 1996:282 [ref. 29516]). •Valid as Petrocephalus catostoma (Günther 1866), subspecies catostoma (Günther 1866) -- (De Vos et al. 2001:131 [ref. 26059], Seegers et al. 2003:29 [ref. 28087], Snoeks 2004:20 [ref. 28111], Lavoué et al. 2010:44 [ref. 30944], Lavoué 2011:26 [ref. 31401], Marshall 2011:54 [ref. 31755], Kramer et al. 2012:2232, 2233 [ref. 32160], Lovoué 2012:2167 [ref. 32189], Abwe et al. 2023:28 [ref. 39992]). Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus catostoma (Günther 1866). Mormyridae. Distribution: Southern-central Africa: Rovuma River system and western confluences to Lake Malawi; upper Congo River basin (Tanzania; Mozambique; Democratic Republic of Congo). Habitat: freshwater.

christyi, Petrocephalus Boulenger [G. A.] 1920:11, Fig. 2 [Annales du Musée du Congo Belge Sér. C (Zoologie) (Sér. 1) v. 2 (fasc. 4); ref. 587] Tributary of Lindi River at Bosabangui, vicinity of city of Kisangani, estimated 0.53°N, 25.19°E, Central African Republic. Syntypes: MRAC 7145-51 (7). See Lovoué et al. 2010:25 [ref. 30944] for locality details. •Valid as Petrocephalus christyi Boulenger 1920 -- (Gosse 1984:112 [ref. 6169], Lavoué et al. 2004:526 [ref. 27871], Hopkins et al. 2007:237 [ref. 30019], Lavoué et al. 2010:25 [ref. 30944], Kramer et al. 2012:2232 [ref. 32160], Lavoué 2012:2167 [ref. 32189], Lavoué 2016:327 [ref. 34484], Skelton 2019:230 [ref. 36564], Munene et al. 2021:21 [ref. 39283], Stiassny et al. 2021:1686 [ref. 39000], Fermon et al. 2022:127 [ref. 39448] with question). Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus christyi Boulenger 1920. Mormyridae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Congo River basin (Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola). Habitat: freshwater.

comoensis, Petrocephalus bane de Merona [B.] 1979:46, Fig. 1 [Cybium 3e série. Bulletin de la Société Française d'Ichtyologie No. 7; ref. 9004] Comoé River, Gansé, Ivory Coast. Holotype: MNHN 1979-0164. Paratypes: MNHN 1979-0165 (4). Additional material: MNHN 1960-0299 (2). •Valid as Petrocephalus comoensis de Merona 1979 -- (Gosse 1984:109 [ref. 6169]). •Synonym of Petrocephalus bane (Lacepède 1803), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Bigorne in Lévêque et al. 1990:169 [ref. 21589], Kramer et al. 2012:2232 [ref. 32160]). Current status: Synonym of Petrocephalus bane (Lacepède 1803). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.

congicus, Petrocephalus stuhlmanni David [L.] & Poll [M.] 1937:199, Fig. 1a [Annales du Musée du Congo Belge Sér. C (Zoologie) (Sér. 1) v. 3 (fasc. 5); ref. 1043] Mukishi River at Lumami, Congo River basin, Democratic Republic of Congo (8°30'S, 24°44'E). Syntypes: MRAC 30807-08 (2). Type catalog: Derijst 1991:62 [ref. 21528]. •Synonym of Petrocephalus catostoma (Günther 1866), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Gosse 1984:111 [ref. 6169], Lavoué et al. 2010:44 [ref. 30944]). •Valid as Petrocephalus congicus David & Poll 1937 -- (Kramer et al. 2012:2232, 2235 [ref. 32160], Lovoué 2012:2167 [ref. 32189], Stiassny et al. 2021:1686 [ref. 39000] as cf. congicus). Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus congicus David & Poll 1937. Mormyridae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Congo River basin. Habitat: freshwater.

cunganus, Petrocephalus Boulenger [G. A.] 1910:539 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 6 (no. 36); ref. 577] Quanza [Cuanza] River at Cunga, Angola. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1910.11.28.27. •Valid as Petrocephalus cunganus Boulenger 1910 -- (Gosse 1984:112 [ref. 6169], Lavoué et al. 2010:51 [ref. 30944], Kramer et al. 2012:2232 [ref. 32160], Skelton 2019:230 [ref. 36564]). Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus cunganus Boulenger 1910. Mormyridae. Distribution: Angola. Habitat: freshwater.

degeni, Petrocephalus Boulenger [G. A.] 1906:434 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 17 (no. 101) (art. 49); ref. 574] Mouth of Katonga River, Lake Victoria [Victoria Nyanza], Uganda, Holotype (unique): BMNH 1906.5.30.84. •Synonym of Petrocephalus catostoma (Günther 1866) -- (Gosse 1984:111 [ref. 6169], Seegers 1996:82 [ref. 23725], Seegers et al. 2003:29 [ref. 28087]). •Valid as Petrocephalus degeni Boulenger 1906 -- (Kramer et al. 2012:2232, 2235 [ref. 32160], Akoth et al. 2023:8 [ref. 40069]). Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus degeni Boulenger 1906. Mormyridae. Distribution: East Africa: Lake Victoria basin. Habitat: freshwater.

dequesne, Mormyrus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1847:281 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 19; ref. 4883] Nile River. Lectotype: MNHN A-9622. Paralectotypes: MNHN A-909 (1). Type catalog: Bertin 1940:263 [ref. 293] with MNHN A.9622 as holotype. Lectotype designated by Eschmeyer 1998:471 [ref. 23416]. •Synonym of Petrocephalus bane (Lacepède 1803) -- (Gosse 1984:108 [ref. 6169] with holotype and paratype, Kramer et al. 2012:2232 [ref. 32160]). Current status: Synonym of Petrocephalus bane (Lacepède 1803). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.

ehrenbergii, Mormyrus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1847:283 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 19; ref. 4883] Nile River, Egypt. Lectotype: MNHN A-9623. Paralectotypes: MNHN 0000-9890 (1, dry) White Nile. Type catalog: Bertin 1940:263-264 [ref. 293] with MNHN A.9623 as holotype. Lectotype designated by Eschmeyer 1998:512 [ref. 23416]. •Synonym of Petrocephalus bane (Lacepède 1803) -- (Gosse 1984:108 [ref. 6169] with holotype and paratype, Kramer et al. 2012:2232 [ref. 32160]). Current status: Synonym of Petrocephalus bane (Lacepède 1803). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.

frieli, Petrocephalus Lavoué [S.] 2012:2170, 3A, B [Journal of Natural History v. 46 (no. 35-36); ref. 32189] Luapula River, Samfa Rapids at pontoon on Chambeshi River, Chambeshi River, 10.85°S, 31.17°E, Congo River basin, Zambia. Holotype: CUMV 96866. Paratypes: CUMV 91140 (1), 91144 (3), 91146 (1), 91152 (5). Appeared first in Kramer et al. 2012:2232 [ref. 32160], with a citation to a paper in press ["forthcoming"]. •Valid as Petrocephalus frieli Lavoué 2012. Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus frieli Lavoué 2012. Mormyridae. Distribution: Upper Luapula River, Congo River basin. Habitat: freshwater.

gliroides, Mormyrus Vinciguerra [D.] 1897:353 [11] [Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova (Serie 2) v. 17; ref. 14639] Ganana River at Lugh, Somalia. Holotype (unique): MSNG 17602. On p. 11 of separate. •Valid as Petrocephalus gliroides (Vinciguerra 1897) -- (Gosse 1984:112 [ref. 6169], Kramer et al. 2012:2232 [ref. 32160]). Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus gliroides (Vinciguerra 1897). Mormyridae. Distribution: Somalia. Habitat: freshwater.

grandoculis, Petrocephalus Boulenger [G. A.] 1920:10, Fig. 1 [Annales du Musée du Congo Belge Sér. C (Zoologie) (Sér. 1) v. 2 (fasc. 4); ref. 587] Lower Congo River at Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. Syntypes: BMNH 1919.9.10.16-17 (2); MRAC 7158 (1), 7167 (1). •Valid as Petrocephalus grandoculis Boulenger 1920 -- (Gosse 1984:112 [ref. 6169], Lavoué et al. 2010:35 [ref. 30944], Lavoué 2011:26 [ref. 31401], Kullander & Roberts 2012:366 [ref. 31751], Kramer et al. 2012:2232 [ref. 32160], Lovoué 2012:2166 [ref. 32189]). Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus grandoculis Boulenger 1920. Mormyridae. Distribution: Congo River basin. Habitat: freshwater.

guineensis, Petrocephalus bovei Reizer [C.], Mattei [X.] & Chevalier [J.-L.] 1973:691, Fig. [Bulletin de l'Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire (Serie A) Sciences Naturelles v. 35 (no. 3); ref. 17327] Senegal River, Senegal. By mistake, listed as Petrocephalus bovei occidentalis instead of guineensis on p. 692. •Synonym of Petrocephalus bovei (Valenciennes 1847), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Gosse 1984:110 [ref. 6169]). •Synonym of Petrocephalus bovei (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Kramer et al. 2012:2232 [ref. 32160]). Current status: Synonym of Petrocephalus bovei (Valenciennes 1847). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.

guttatus, Petrocephalus Fowler [H. W.] 1936:246, Fig. 3 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 88; ref. 1424] 30 kilometers east of Kribi, Cameroon. Holotype: ANSP 65504. Paratypes: ANSP 65505 (1), 65506-09 (4), 65511 (1); MCZ [ex ANSP 65510] (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:128 [ref. 13621]. •Valid, tentatively as Pollimyrus guttatus (Fowler 1936) -- (Lavoué et al. 2010:43 [ref. 30944]). •Valid as Petrocephalus guttatus Fowler 1936 -- (Gosse 1984:112 [ref. 6169], Kramer et al. 2012:2232 [ref. 32160], Kramer et al. 2013:16 [ref. 32002]). Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus guttatus Fowler 1936. Mormyridae. Distribution: West-central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

haullevillii, Petrocephalus Boulenger [G. A.] 1912:5, Pl. 17 (fig. 1) [Annales du Musée du Congo Belge Sér. C (Zoologie) (Sér. 1) v. 2 (fasc. 3); ref. 581] Chiloanga River at Mayili, Luali River at Lundo and in Luculla River, lower Congo. Syntypes: ANSP 38586-88 (3) Luculla River at Chiloango; BMNH 1912.4.1.181-183 (3) Chiloango River, 1912.4.1.184-185 (2) Luali River at Lundo, 1912.4.1.186-187 (2) Luculla River at Chiloango; MRAC 1496-1501 (1 ea.); ZMB 18795 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:128 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Petrocephalus catostoma (Günther 1866), but a valid subspecies -- (Gosse 1984:111 [ref. 6169] as haullevillei, Lavoué et al. 2010:44 [ref. 30944]). •Valid as Petrocephalus haullevillii Boulenger 1912 -- (Kramer et al. 2012:2232, 2236 [ref. 32160], Lovoué 2012:2167 [ref. 32189], Fermon et al. 2022:127 [ref. 39448] with question). Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus haullevillii Boulenger 1912. Mormyridae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: lower Congo River basin. Habitat: freshwater.

hutereaui, Marcusenius Boulenger [G. A.] 1913:155 [Revue de Zoologie Africaine v. 2 (fasc. 2); ref. 14944] Uelé, Upper Congo River at Dungu, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype (unique): MRAC 1805. •Valid, but generic placement uncertain -- (Lavoué et al. 2010:43 [ref. 30944]). •Valid as Petrocephalus hutereaui (Boulenger 1913) -- (Gosse 1984:112 [ref. 6169], Kramer et al. 2012:2232 [ref. 32160], Lavoué 2012:2167 [ref. 32189]). Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus hutereaui (Boulenger 1913). Mormyridae. Distribution: Upper Congo River. Habitat: freshwater.

joannisii, Mormyrus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1847:282 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 19; ref. 4883] No locality [= Nile River, Egypt]. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-0910. Type catalog: Bertin 1940:263 [ref. 293]. •Synonym of Petrocephalus bane (Lacepède 1803) -- (Gosse 1984:108 [ref. 6169], Kramer et al. 2012:2232 [ref. 32160]). Current status: Synonym of Petrocephalus bane (Lacepède 1803). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.

keatingii, Petrocephalus Boulenger [G. A.] 1901:444 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 8 (no. 47) (art. 55); ref. 557] Fashoda [Kodok], White Nile River, Sudan. Syntypes: (2) BMNH 1907.12.2.253 (1). •Valid as Petrocephalus keatingii Boulenger 1901 -- (Gosse 1984:112 [ref. 6169], Kramer et al. 2012:2233 [ref. 32160], Moritz et al. 2019:143 [ref. 36792]). Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus keatingii Boulenger 1901. Mormyridae. Distribution: Nile River, Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

leo, Petrocephalus Lavoué [S.] 2016:322, Figs. 2 (upper & middle), 3 [Zootaxa 4121 (no. 3); ref. 34484] Basse-Kotto, Kotto River at Mingala, Kotto-Oubangui province, Central African Republic (5.10°N, 21.82°E). Holotype: CUMV 95314. Paratypes: AMNH, CUMV, MRAC. •Valid as Petrocephalus leo Lavoué 2016. Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus leo Lavoué 2016. Mormyridae. Distribution: Kotto River, Oubangui River basin, Central African Republic. Habitat: freshwater.

levequei, Petrocephalus Bigorne [R.] & Paugy [D.] in Lévêque, Paugy & Teugels 1990:175, Fig. 15.48 [Faune des poissons d'eaux douces et saumâtres de l'Afrique de l'Ouest. Collection Faune tropicale no. XXVIII. v. 1; ref. 21589] Rokel at Bumbuna, Sierra Leone. Holotype: MNHN 1990-0136. Paratypes: MNHN 1990-0949 (7), 1989-1852 (9). Additional material: MNHN, MRAC. First author is R. Bigorne. Appeared first as above, then in Bigorne & Paugy 1991:25, Fig. 17 [ref. 20122]. •Valid as Petrocephalus levequei Bigorne & Paugy 1990 -- (Kramer et al. 2012:2233 [ref. 32160]). Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus levequei Bigorne & Paugy 1990. Mormyridae. Distribution: Western Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

longianalis, Petrocephalus Kramer [L. B.], Bills [I. R.], Skelton [P. H.] & Wink [M.] 2012:2237, Fig. 2 (no. 12) [Journal of Natural History v. 46 (no. 35-36); ref. 32160] Luapula River system, Luongo River basin, Lufubu River, Lufubu River falls below bridge at Chipili on Mensa-Mununga road, 10.7297°S, 29.0936°E, Zambia Province, Zambia, elevation about 1200 meters. Holotype: SAIAB 76758. Paratypes: SAIAB 186060 (48). Plus non-type specimens on p. 2190. •Valid as Petrocephalus longianalis Kramer, Bills, Skelton & Wink 2012. Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus longianalis Kramer, Bills, Skelton & Wink 2012. Mormyridae. Distribution: Lufubu River, Zambia. Habitat: freshwater.

longicapitis, Petrocephalus Kramer [L. B.], Bills [I. R.], Skelton [P. H.] & Wink [M.] 2012:2238, Fig. 2 (no. 7) [Journal of Natural History v. 46 (no. 35-36); ref. 32160] Upper Zambezi River at Katima Mulilo, ca. 17°29'30"S, 24°16'18"E, East Caprivi, Namibia. Holotype: SAIAB 85016. Paratypes: SAIAB 85911 (2), 85917 (3), 85918 (3); SMF 28265 (27). Plus non-types listed on p. 2191. •Valid as Petrocephalus longicapitis Kramer, Bills, Skelton & Wink 2012 -- (Bruton et al. 2018:35 [ref. 36373], Skelton 2019:230 [ref. 36564]). Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus longicapitis Kramer, Bills, Skelton & Wink 2012. Mormyridae. Distribution: Zambezi River, Namibia and Lumwana River, Zambia, south to Okavango Delta, Angola and Botswana. Habitat: freshwater.

magnitrunci, Petrocephalus Kramer [L. B.], Bills [I. R.], Skelton [P. H.] & Wink [M.] 2012:2240, Fig. 2 (no. 31) [Journal of Natural History v. 46 (no. 35-36); ref. 32160] Okavango Delta, southeast of Chief's Island, Boro River, 19°31'57"S, 23°05'21"E, Botswana. Holotype: SAIAB 67069. Paratypes: SAIAB 186057 (10). •Valid as Petrocephalus magnitrunci Kramer, Bills, Skelton & Wink 2012 -- (Bruton et al. 2018:36 [ref. 36373], Skelton 2019:230 [ref. 36564]). Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus magnitrunci Kramer, Bills, Skelton & Wink 2012. Mormyridae. Distribution: Boro River, Okavango Delta, Botswana and Angola. Habitat: freshwater.

magnoculis, Petrocephalus Kramer [L. B.], Bills [I. R.], Skelton [P. H.] & Wink [M.] 2012:2241, Fig. 2 (no. 23) [Journal of Natural History v. 46 (no. 35-36); ref. 32160] Cunene River, just below the Ruacana Falls, Hippo Pool campsite, 17°24'24"S, 14°13'01"E, Namibia, elevation about 800 meters. Holotype: SAIAB 78788. Paratypes: SAIAB 78790 (1), 79480 (1), 186053 (1); ZSM 38659 (1), 38660 (1). Plus non-types listed on p. 2192. •Valid as Petrocephalus magnoculis Kramer, Bills, Skelton & Wink 2012 -- (Skelton 2019:230 [ref. 36564]). Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus magnoculis Kramer, Bills, Skelton & Wink 2012. Mormyridae. Distribution: Southwestern Africa: Namibia and Angola. Habitat: freshwater.

mbossou, Petrocephalus Lavoué [S.], Sullivan [J. P.] & Arnegard [M. E.] 2010:38, Fig. 13 [Zootaxa No. 2600; ref. 30944] Cuvette-Ouest, small branch of Lékoli River, ca. 300 meters long before it re-enters the main channel of the Lékoli, 0.62°N, 14.91°E, Odzala National Park, Congo River basin, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype (unique): CUMV 92389. •Valid as Petrocephalus mbossou Lavoué, Sullivan & Arnegard 2010 -- (Lavoué 2011:26 [ref. 31401], Lavoué 2012:2167 [ref. 32189], Lavoué 2016:325 [ref. 34484]). Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus mbossou Lavoué, Sullivan & Arnegard 2010. Mormyridae. Distribution: Congo River basin, Democratic Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

microphthalmus, Petrocephalus Pellegrin [J.] 1909:348 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 1) v. 14 (no. 7) [1908]; ref. 14395] Lower Ogooué River, Ogooué River basin at Ngomo, 00°49'S, 9°57'E [but estimaed as 0.82°S, 9.95°E], Gabon. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1908-0211. Type catalog: Bertin 1940:264 [ref. 293]. Estimated locality from Lavoué et al. 2010:19 [ref. 30944]. •Valid as Petrocephalus microphthalmus Pellegrin 1909 -- (Gosse 1984:113 [ref. 6169], Lavoué et al. 2004:520 [ref. 27871], Hopkins et al. 2007:239 [ref. 30019], Lavoué et al. 2010:19 [ref. 30944], Kramer et al. 2012:2233 [ref. 32160], Lavoué 2012:2167 [ref. 32189], Skelton 2019:230 [ref. 36564] as micropthalmus, Stiassny et al. 2021:1686 [ref. 39000], Fermon et al. 2022:127 [ref. 39448], Walsh et al. 2022:[5] [ref. 39281]). Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus microphthalmus Pellegrin 1909. Mormyridae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Gabon, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola. Habitat: freshwater.

odzalaensis, Petrocephalus Lavoué [S.], Sullivan [J. P.] & Arnegard [M. E.] 2010:22, Fig. 8 [Zootaxa No. 2600; ref. 30944] Lékénie River at Mboko débarcadère, Odzala National Park, 0.62°N, 14.90°E, Congo River basin, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype: CUMV 88048. Paratypes: AMNH and CUMV. Plus non-type specimens. •Valid as Petrocephalus odzalaensis Lavoué, Sullivan & Arnegard 2010 -- (Lavoué 2011:26 [ref. 31401], Lovoué 2012:2167 [ref. 32189], Lavoué & Sullavan 2014:49 [ref. 33262], Stiassny et al. 2021:1686 [ref. 39000]). Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus odzalaensis Lavoué, Sullivan & Arnegard 2010. Mormyridae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Congo River basin (Democratic Republic of Congo). Habitat: freshwater.

okavangensis, Petrocephalus Kramer [L. B.], Bills [I. R.], Skelton [P. H.] & Wink [M.] 2012:2242, Fig. 2 (no. 9) [Journal of Natural History v. 46 (no. 35-36); ref. 32160] Thoage River, Nguma [Guma] Lagoon, Okavango, Botswana. Holotype: SAIAB 30046. Paratypes: SAIAB 186062 (41). Plus non-types listed on p. 2192. •Valid as Petrocephalus okavangensis Kramer, Bills, Skelton & Wink 2012 -- (Bruton et al. 2018:36 [ref. 36373] as okavangoensis, Skelton 2019:230 [ref. 36564]). Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus okavangensis Kramer, Bills, Skelton & Wink 2012. Mormyridae. Distribution: Okavango Delta, Botswana and Angola. Habitat: freshwater.

pallidomaculatus, Petrocephalus Bigorne [R.] & Paugy [D.] in Lévêque, Paugy & Teugels 1990:174, Fig. 15.46 [Faune des poissons d'eaux douces et saumâtres de l'Afrique de l'Ouest. Collection Faune tropicale no. XXVIII. v. 1; ref. 21589] Niger River at Kalaban, near Bamako, Mali. Holotype: MNHN 1990-0137. Paratypes: MNHN 1990-0138 (12). Additional material: MNHN. Author is R. Bigorne. Appeared first as above, then in Bigorne & Paugy 1991:21, Fig. 14 [ref. 20122]. •Valid as Petrocephalus pallidomaculatus Bigorne & Paugy 1990-- (Lévèque et al. 1991:139 [ref. 31367], Lavoué 2011:23 [ref. 31401], Kramer et al. 2012:2233 [ref. 32160]). Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus pallidomaculatus Bigorne & Paugy 1990. Mormyridae. Distribution: Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

pellegrini, Petrocephalus Poll [M.] 1941:133, Fig. 1 [Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines v. 34 (no. 2); ref. 13178] Maseï River at confluence with Bon de Boan River, Nuon River system, Ivory Coast. Syntypes: MRAC 66379-80 (2). Type catalog: Derijst 1991:61 [ref. 21528]. •Valid as Petrocephalus pellegrini Poll 1941 -- (Gosse 1984:113 [ref. 6169], Bigorne in Lévêque et al. 1990:171 [ref. 21589], Paugy et al. 1990:337 [ref. 26477], Bigorne & Paugy 1991:10 [ref. 20122], Kramer et al. 2012:2233 [ref. 32160], Pezold et al. 2016:103 [ref. 34870]). Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus pellegrini Poll 1941. Mormyridae. Distribution: Western Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

petersi, Petrocephalus Kramer [L. B.], Bills [I. R.], Skelton [P. H.] & Wink [M.] 2012:2244, Fig. 2 (no. 21) [Journal of Natural History v. 46 (no. 35-36); ref. 32160] Stream near campsite 1, edge of wet Zambezi River System, Zambezi River, 18°33'54"S, 35°39'46"E. Mozambique. Holotype: SAIAB 60846. Paratypes: SAIAB 186054 (1). Plus non-types listed on p. 2193. •Valid as Petrocephalus petersi Kramer, Bills, Skelton & Wink 2012. Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus petersi Kramer, Bills, Skelton & Wink 2012. Mormyridae. Distribution: Zambezi River delta region, Mozambique. Habitat: freshwater.

pulsivertens, Petrocephalus Lavoué [S.], Sullivan [J. P.] & Arnegard [M. E.] 2010:32, Fig. 11 [Zootaxa No. 2600; ref. 30944] Small channel around island in Lékoli River, Odzala National Park, 0.62°N, 14.95°E, Congo River basin, Central African Republic. Holotype: CUMV 88085. Paratypes: AMNH and CUMV. Plus non-type specimens. •Valid as Petrocephalus pulsivertens Lavoué, Sullivan & Arnegard 2010 -- (Lavoué 2011:26 [ref. 31401]). Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus pulsivertens Lavoué, Sullivan & Arnegard 2010. Mormyridae. Distribution: Congo River basin, Central African Republic. Habitat: freshwater.

sauvagii, Mormyrus (Petrocephalus) Boulenger [G. A.] 1887:149 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 5) v. 19 (no. 110) (art. 19); ref. 14472] Lower Congo [no more precise locality]. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1887.1.13.3. Misspelled sauvagei by Pellegrin 1921:635 [ref. 30437]. •Valid as Petrocephalus sauvagii (Boulenger 1887) -- (Gosse 1984:113 [ref. 6169], Bigorne in Lévêque et al. 1990:171 [ref. 21589], Bigorne & Paugy 1991:23 [ref. 20122], Lavoué et al. 2010:29 [ref. 30944], Lavoué 2011:23 [ref. 31401], Kramer et al. 2012:2233 [ref. 32160], Lavoué 2012:2166 [ref. 32189], Munene et al. 2021:21 [ref. 39283], Stiassny et al. 2021:1686 [ref. 39000]). Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus sauvagii (Boulenger 1887). Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa: Congo and Niger river basins. Habitat: freshwater.

schoutedeni, Petrocephalus Poll [M.] 1954:56, Fig. 1 [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoologie) v. 1; ref. 12662] Yangambi, Congo River, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype: MRAC 120045. Paratypes: (50) BMNH 1953.6.24.1 [ex IRSNB] (1); IRSNB 241-247 (3, 1, 3, 5, 4, 1, 11); MRAC 120046-55 (9), 120058 (1), 120059-63 (5), 120064-65 (2), 120066-69 (4), 120070-71 (2). Type catalog: Derijst 1991:62 [ref. 21528]. •Valid as Petrocephalus schoutedeni Poll 1954 -- (Gosse 1984:113 [ref. 6169], Lavoué et al. 2010:44 [ref. 30944], Kramer et al. 2012:2233 [ref. 32160], Lovoué 2012:2167 [ref. 32189], Munene et al. 2021:21 [ref. 39283] as cf. schoutedeni). Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus schoutedeni Poll 1954. Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

similis, Petrocephalus Lavoué [S.] 2011:23, Fig. 2 [Zootaxa No. 2934; ref. 31401] Djerem River near Mbakaou Village, 6.21°N, 12.75°E, Sanaga Riber basin, Adamaoua Province, Comeroon. Holotype: CUMV 96318. Paratypes: CUMV 93218 (4), 93219 (3), 93221 (4); MNHN 19789-0720 (1). •Valid as Petrocephalus similis Lavoué 2011. Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus similis Lavoué 2011. Mormyridae. Distribution: Djerem River, Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater.

simus, Petrocephalus Sauvage [H.-E.] 1879:100 [11] [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 3; ref. 3881] Doumé, about 00°51'S, 12°56'E, Ogôoué River, near Lastoursville, Gabon. Syntypes: MNHN A-0892 (2). Type catalog: Bertin 1940:264 [ref. 293], Poll 1948:76 [ref. 31166]. On p. 11 of separate. •Valid as Petrocephalus simus Sauvage 1879 -- (Gosse 1984:113 [ref. 6169], Lévêque et al. 1989:115 [ref. 26480], Paugy et al. 1990:337 [ref. 26477], Kramer & van der Bank 2000:397 [ref. 25762], Lavoué et al. 2004:514 [ref. 27871], Hopkins et al. 2007:243 [ref. 30019], Lavoué et al. 2010:44 [ref. 30944], Kramer et al. 2012:2233 [ref. 32160], Lovoué 2012:2167 [ref. 32189], Skelton 2019:230 [ref. 36564], Fermon et al. 2022:127 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus simus Sauvage 1879. Mormyridae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Gabon; Zambia; Angola. Habitat: freshwater.

soudanensis, Petrocephalus Bigorne [R.] & Paugy [D.] in Lévêque, Paugy & Teugels 1990:172, Fig. 15.44 [Faune des poissons d'eaux douces et saumâtres de l'Afrique de l'Ouest. Collection Faune tropicale no. XXVIII. v. 1; ref. 21589] Niandan at Loutou, Guinea. Holotype: MNHN 1990-0139. Paratypes: MNHN 1990-0140 (4), 1990-0141 (9). Additional material: BMNH, MNHN, MRAC. First author is R. Bigorne. Appeared first as above, then in Bigorne & Paugy 1991:18, Fig. 12 [ref. 20122]. •Valid as Petrocephalus soudanensis Bigorne & Paugy 1990 -- (Lévèque et al. 1991:139 [ref. 31367], Dankwa et al. 1999:15 [ref. 28023], Lavoué 2011:23 [ref. 31401], Kramer et al. 2012:2233 [ref. 32160]). Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus soudanensis Bigorne & Paugy 1990. Mormyridae. Distribution: Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

squalostoma, Marcusenius Boulenger [G. A.] 1915:162 [Revue de Zoologie Africaine v. 4 (fasc. 2); ref. 15086] Tributary of Lukinda [Lunchinda] River, a tributary of Moero [Mweru] Lake, ca. 8.51°S, 28.96°E, Congo River basin, Zambia. Syntypes: (5) BMNH 1920.5.26.1 (2), MRAC 14352-54 (3). •Valid as Petrocephalus squalostoma (Boulenger 1915) -- (Gosse 1984:114 [ref. 6169], Lavoué et al. 2010:44 [ref. 30944], Kramer et al. 2012:2233, 2245 [ref. 32160]). Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus squalostoma (Boulenger 1915). Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa: Congo River basin. Habitat: freshwater.

steindachneri, Petrocephalus Fowler [H. W.] 1958:8 [Notulae Naturae (Philadelphia) No. 310; ref. 1470] Msola Brook, near Kiperege, Ulanga River system, Rufiji basin, Tanzania. Syntypes: (6) NMW 55117-18 (1, 3). Replacement name for Petrocephalus affinis Steindachner 1916, preoccupied by Petrocephalus affinis Sauvage 1878. •Synonym of Petrocephalus catostoma (Günther 1866) -- (Seegers 1996:82 [ref. 23725]). •Valid as Petrocephalus steindachneri Fowler 1958 -- (Gosse 1984:114 [ref. 6169], Kramer et al. 2012:2233, 2246 [ref. 32160]). Replacement Name. Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus steindachneri Fowler 1958. Mormyridae. Distribution: Ulanga River system, Tanzania. Habitat: freshwater.

stuhlmanni, Petrocephalus Boulenger [G. A.] 1909:56, Fig. 41 [Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa v. 1; ref. 14364] Kingani River, Tanzania. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1907.12.3.1. •Synonym of Petrocephalus catostoma (Günther 1866) -- (Gosse 1984:111 [ref. 6169], Seegers 1996:82 [ref. 23725], Kramer & van der Bank 2000:393 [ref. 25762], Lavoué et al. 2010:51 [ref. 30944], Lavoué et al. 2010:51 [ref. 30944]). •Valid as Petrocephalus stuhlmanni Boulenger 1909 -- (Kramer et al. 2012:2233, 2247 [ref. 32160]). Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus stuhlmanni Boulenger 1909. Mormyridae. Distribution: Kingani River, Tanzania. Habitat: freshwater.

sullivani, Petrocephalus Lavoué [S.], Hopkins [C. D.] & Kamdem Toham [A.] 2004:523, Figs. 4D, 5D, 6B [Zoosystema v. 26 (no. 3); ref. 27871] Ogooué River near the park of La Lopé, 00°06'S, 11°35'E [0.1°S, 11.58°E], Gabon. Holotype: MNHN 2003-0619. Paratypes: CUMV 83120 (2), 88992 (6); MNHN 2002-0266 (10); MRAC A3-06-P-1-7 (7). Plus non-type material. •Valid as Petrocephalus sullivani Lavoué, Hopkins & Kamdem Toham 2004 -- (Hopkins et al. 2007:241 [ref. 30019], Lavoué et al. 2010:44 [ref. 30944], Lavoué 2011:23 [ref. 31401], Kramer et al. 2012:2233 [ref. 32160], Fermon et al. 2022:127 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus sullivani Lavoué, Hopkins & Kamdem Toham 2004. Mormyridae. Distribution: West Africa: Gabon. Habitat: freshwater.

tanensis, Petrocephalus catostoma Whitehead [P. J. P.] & Greenwood [P. H.] 1959:286 [Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines v. 60 (nos 3-4); ref. 12037] Garsen, Lower Tana River, Kenya. Holotype: BMNH 1963.11.29.1. Paratypes: BMNH 1963.11.19.2-8 (8). •Synonym of Petrocephalus catostoma (Günther 1866), but a valid subspecies tanensis Whitehead & Greenwood 1959 as described -- (Gosse 1984:111 [ref. 6169], Seegers et al. 2003:29 [ref. 28087], Kramer et al. 2012:2233 [ref. 32160]). •Valid as Petrocephalus tanensis Whitehead & Greenwood 1959 -- (Kramer et al. 2012:2247 [as a subspecies on p. 2233] [ref. 32160]). Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus tanensis Whitehead & Greenwood 1959. Mormyridae. Distribution: Tana River, Kenya. Habitat: freshwater.

tchadensis, Petrocephalus bane Blache [J.] & Miton [F.] 1961:395 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 32 (no. 5) (1960); ref. 7449] Mid Logone at Gamsaye, Chad basin. Holotype: MNHN 1959-0318. Paratypes: CEPFL (35). Type catalog: Blanc 1961:261 [ref. 20870]. •Synonym of Petrocephalus bane (Lacepède 1803), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Gosse 1984:109 [ref. 6169]). •Synonym of Petrocephalus bane (Lacepède 1803) -- (Bigorne in Lévêque et al. 1990:168 [ref. 21589], Kramer et al. 2012:2233 [ref. 32160]). Current status: Synonym of Petrocephalus bane (Lacepède 1803). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.

tenuicauda, Mormyrus Steindachner [F.] 1894:69, Pl. 4 (fig. 1) [Notes from the Leyden Museum v. 16 (nos 1-2, art. 1); ref. 4237] Queah and Junk rivers, Liberia. Syntypes: (12) BMNH 1896.2.19.1-2 (2); NMW 55111-12 (3, 1); RMNH 5347 (2), 5355-56 (1, 4). •Synonym of Petrocephalus simus Sauvage 1879 -- (Gosse 1984:114 [ref. 6169]). •Valid as Petrocephalus tenuicauda (Steindachner 1894) -- (Bigorne in Lévêque et al. 1990:174 [ref. 21589], Bigorne & Paugy 1991:24 [ref. 20122], Kramer et al. 2012:2233 [ref. 32160], Pezold et al. 2016:103 [ref. 34870]). Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus tenuicauda (Steindachner 1894). Mormyridae. Distribution: Western Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

valentini, Petrocephalus Lavoué [S.], Sullivan [J. P.] & Arnegard [M. E.] 2010:13, Fig. 5 [Zootaxa No. 2600; ref. 30944] Small channel around island in Lékoli River, Cuvette-Ouest, Odzala National Park, 0.62°N, 14.93°E, Congo River basin, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype: CUMV 88177. Paratypes: AMNH and CUMV. Plus non-type specimens. •Valid as Petrocephalus valentini Lavoué, Sullivan & Arnegard 2010 -- (Lavoué 2011:26 [ref. 31401], Lovoué 2012:2167 [ref. 32189], Stiassny et al. 2021:1686 [ref. 39000]). Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus valentini Lavoué, Sullivan & Arnegard 2010. Mormyridae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Congo River basin (Democratic Republic of Congo). Habitat: freshwater.

wesselsi, Petrocephalus Kramer [L. B.] & van der Bank [F. H.] 2000:398, Fig. 1 [Environmental Biology of Fishes v. 59 (no. 4); ref. 25762] Sabie River, bridge near Lower Sabie tourist camp. 25°07'S, 31°55'E, Kruger National Park, South Africa. Holotype: ZSM 28556. Paratypes: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 54449 (13); SMF 28266 (13); ZSM 28554 (1), 28555 (1), 28557-66 (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1). Plus non-type material. Original not seen. •Valid as Petrocephalus wesselsi Kramer & van der Bank 2000 -- (Skelton 2001:368 [ref. 27406], Marshall 2011:55 [ref. 31755], Kramer et al. 2012:2233, 2249 [ref. 32160]). Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus wesselsi Kramer & van der Bank 2000. Mormyridae. Distribution: Sabie River, Kruger National Park, South Africa, Southern Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

zakoni, Petrocephalus Lavoué [S.], Sullivan [J. P.] & Arnegard [M. E.] 2010:9, Fig. 4 [Zootaxa No. 2600; ref. 30944] Small channel around island in Lékoli River, Odzala National Park, 0.62°N, 14.95°E, Congo River basin, Central African Republic. Holotype: CUMV 88101. Paratypes: AMNH and CUMV. Plus non-type specimens. •Valid as Petrocephalus zakoni Lavoué, Sullivan & Arnegard 2010 -- (Lavoué 2011:26 [ref. 31401], Lavoué 2012:2167 [ref. 32189], Lavoué & Sullavan 2014:49 [ref. 33262], Lavoué 2016:327 [ref. 34484]). Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus zakoni Lavoué, Sullivan & Arnegard 2010. Mormyridae. Distribution: Congo River basin, Central African Republic. Habitat: freshwater.