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Species in the genus Raiamas: [ 33 ] records


ansorgii, Barilius Boulenger [G. A.] 1910:555 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 6 (no. 36); ref. 577] Quanza River at Dondo, Angola. Syntypes: (numerous) ANSP 37923-25 (3), BMNH 1911.6.1.93-98 (6), ZMB 18225 (3). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:68 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Raiamas ansorgii (Boulenger 1910) -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:332 [ref. 6186], Manda et al. 2018:361 [ref. 36210], Skelton 2019:233 [ref. 36564]). Current status: Valid as Raiamas ansorgii (Boulenger 1910). Danionidae: Chedrinae. Distribution: Southwestern Africa: Angola. Habitat: freshwater.

batesii, Barilius Boulenger [G. A.] 1914:384 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 14 (no. 83) (art. 28); ref. 14145] Ja River, southern Cameroon. Syntypes: BMNH 1920.5.17.8-9 (2). •Valid as Raiamas batesii (Boulenger 1914) -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:332 [ref. 6186], De Weirdt et al. 2007:567 [ref. 30024], Manda et al. 2018:359 [ref. 36210], Fermon et al. 2022:142 [ref. 39448] with question). Current status: Valid as Raiamas batesii (Boulenger 1914). Danionidae: Chedrinae. Distribution: Western and central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

bhola, Cyprinus Hamilton [F.] in McClelland 1839:220 [Asiatic Researches v. 19 (pt 2); ref. 2923] Not available, name only. Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Raiamas bola (Hamilton 1822). Cyprinidae.

bola, Cyprinus Hamilton [F.] 1822:274, 385 [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Brahmaputra River, at Gualpara [Goalpara], Assam, India. No types known. Hamilton's original, unpblished illustration reproduced by Britz 2019:Pl. 158 [ref. 37532]. •Valid as Bola bola (Hamilton 1822) -- (Shrestha 1978:34 [ref. 15970]). •Valid as Barilius bola (Hamilton 1822) -- (Ataur Rahman 1989:91 [ref. 24860]). •Valid as Raiamas bola (Hamilton 1822) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:384 [ref. 20764], Sen 1995:532 [ref. 23778], Menon 1999:22 [ref. 24904], Arunkumar & Tombi Singh 2000:248 [ref. 25167], Karmakar 2000:27 [ref. 25662], Ataur Rahman 2003:101 [ref. 31338], Shrestha 2008:101 [ref. 29923], Conway et al. 2011:1755 [ref. 31594], Gurung et al. 2013:4882 [ref. 32969], Kottelat 2013:149 [ref. 32989], Bleher 2018:740 [ref. 36647], Tudu et al. 2022:43 [ref. 40484]). Current status: Valid as Raiamas bola (Hamilton 1822). Danionidae: Chedrinae. Distribution: South Asia: Himalaya Foothills (Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, India and Bangladesh). Habitat: freshwater.

brachyrhabdotos, Raiamas Manda [B. K.], Snoeks [J.], Manda [A. C.] & Vreven [E. J.] 2018:356, Figs. 3c, 4c, 5c [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 28 (no. 4) [no. IEF-1066]; ref. 36210] Sankuru River at Inkongo, Kasai Province, Democratic Republic of Congo, 4°53'57"S, 23°17'48"E. Holotype: MRAC P-51282. Paratypes: AMNH, MRAC. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Raiamas brachyrhabdotos Manda, Snoeks, Manda & Vreven 2018 -- (Munene et al. 2021:22 [ref. 39283] as branchrhabdotus). Current status: Valid as Raiamas brachyrhabdotos Manda, Snoeks, Manda & Vreven 2018. Danionidae: Chedrinae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: lower and central Congo River basin (Democratic Republic of Congo). Habitat: freshwater.

buchholzi, Opsaridium Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1876:251, Pl. (fig. 4) [Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1876 (for 27 Apr. 1876); ref. 10019] Ogowe River, West Africa. Holotype (unique): ZMB 9332. •Valid as Raiamas buchholzi (Peters 1876) -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:332 [ref. 6186], Stiassny et al. 2006:372 [ref. 28790], De Weirdt et al. 2007:567 [ref. 30024], Manda et al. 2018:359 [ref. 36210], Fermon et al. 2022:142 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Raiamas buchholzi (Peters 1876). Danionidae: Chedrinae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Cameroon south to Congo River basin. Habitat: freshwater.

christyi, Barilius Boulenger [G. A.] 1920:25, Fig. 12 [Annales du Musée du Congo Belge Sér. C (Zoologie) (Sér. 1) v. 2 (fasc. 4); ref. 587] Avakubi and Kinshasa [Leopoldville], Democratic Republic of Congo. Syntypes: BMNH 1919.9.10.232 (1) Leopoldville, MRAC 7155 (1). •Valid as Opsaridium christyi (Boulenger 1920) -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:327 [ref. 6186] as chrystyi). •Valid as Raiamas christyi (Boulenger 1920) -- (Stiassny et al. 2006:372 [ref. 28790], Manda et al. 2018:359 [ref. 36210], Skelton 2019:233 [ref. 36564]). Current status: Valid as Raiamas christyi (Boulenger 1920). Danionidae: Chedrinae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

corbetti, Barilius Tilak [R.] & Husain [A.] 1980:41, Fig. 1 [Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin v. 56 (no. 1); ref. 8651] Patairpani Nala, Corbett National Park, District Pauri Garhwal, Uttar Pradesh, India. Holotype (unique): ZSI/NRS V-1194. See Das 2003:354 [ref. 27706] with second author as Hussain. •Synonym of Raiamas bola (Hamilton 1822) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:385 [ref. 20764], Menon 1999:23 [ref. 24904], Kottelat 2013:150 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Raiamas bola (Hamilton 1822). Danionidae: Chedrinae. Habitat: freshwater.

fasciata, Luciosoma Yang [Y.-J.] & Hwang [H.-C.] 1964:53, Fig. 1-41 [The cyprinid fishes of China v. 1; ref. 13497] Yunnan Province, China. Syntypes: (7). •Mention -- (Kottelat 1984:797 [ref. 11440]). •Synonym of Raiamas guttatus (Day 1870) -- (Kuang in Chu & Chen 1989:23 [ref. 13584], Chen & Chu in Chen et al. 1998:32 [ref. 23878], Kottelat 2001:76 [ref. 25780], Kottelat 2013:150 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Raiamas guttatus (Day 1870). Danionidae: Chedrinae. Habitat: freshwater.

goha, Cyprinus Hamilton [F.] 1822:275, 385 [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Kosi, Yamuna and Sou rivers, India. No types known. See Kottelat (2013:149-150) for taxonomic information. Hamilton's original, unpublished illustration reproduced by Britz 2019:Pl. 159 [ref. 37532]. •Mention under Raiamas bola (Hamilton 1822) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:384 [ref. 20764]). •Synonym of Raiamas bola (Hamilton 1822) -- (Menon 1999:22 [ref. 24904], Ataur Rahman 2003:108 [ref. 31338], Kottelat 2013:149 [ref. 32989]). •Valid as Raiamas goha (Hamilton 1822) -- (Bleher 2018:742 [ref. 36647]). Current status: Synonym of Raiamas bola (Hamilton 1822). Danionidae: Chedrinae. Habitat: freshwater.

gracilis, Opsarius McClelland [J.] 1839:297, 419, Pl. 47 (fig. 1) [Asiatic Researches v. 19 (pt 2); ref. 2923] Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers, India. No types known. •Synonym of Raiamas bola (Hamilton 1822) -- (Menon 1999:22 [ref. 24904], Kottelat 2013:150 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Raiamas bola (Hamilton 1822). Danionidae: Chedrinae. Habitat: freshwater.

guttatus, Opsarius Day [F.] 1870:620 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1869 (pt 3) (art. 3) (for 9 Dec. 1869); ref. 14093] Irrawaddy River, from Prome to Mandalay, Myanmar. Syntypes and/or Day specimens: AMS B.8224 (1, syntype) Prome, BMNH 1889.2.1.1157 (1), NMW 54875-76 (1, 1). Syntypes: ZSI A.887, 221 and 227 are lost. Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:155 [ref. 23762], Ferraris et al. 2000:297 [ref. 25110]. Reasons for loss of ZSI type specimens during WWII see Chopra 1947:349-350 [ref. 33077]. •Valid as Barilius guttatus (Day 1870) -- (Vu & Nguyen 1997:27 [ref. 26438] as Barrilius). •Valid as Raiamas guttatus (Day 1870) -- (Kuang in Chu & Chen 1989:23 [ref. 13584], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:386 [ref. 20764], Zhu 1995:24 [ref. 25213], Rainboth 1996:70 [ref. 22772], Doi 1997:12 [ref. 22832], Kottelat 1998:49 [ref. 23436], Chen & Chu in Chen et al. 1998:32 [ref. 23878], Menon 1999:24 [ref. 24904], Arunkumar & Tombi Singh 2000:248 [ref. 25167], Karmakar 2000:27 [ref. 25662], Kottelat 2001:76 [ref. 25780], Shrestha 2008:101 [ref. 29923], Tan & Kottelat 2009:49 [ref. 30261], Kottelat 2015:43 [ref. 33971], Zhang et al. 2016:51 [ref. 34477], Bleher 2018:743 [ref. 36647], Fu et al. 2021:9569 [ref. 39347], Taki et al. 2021:85 [ref. 39830]). Current status: Valid as Raiamas guttatus (Day 1870). Danionidae: Chedrinae. Distribution: South Asia and Southeast Asia: Nepal, India, Myanmar, Pakistan, Thailand, Taiwan, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and Yunnan/China. Habitat: freshwater.

harmandi, Bola Sauvage [H.-E.] 1880:231 [21] [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 4; ref. 3889] Great Lakes, Cambodia. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-2399. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:70 [ref. 19574]. On p. 21 of separate. •Synonym of Bola guttatus (Day 1870) -- (Kottelat 1984:797 [ref. 11440]). •Synonym of Raiamas guttatus (Day 1870) -- (Menon 1999:24 [ref. 24904], Kottelat 2001:76 [ref. 25780], Kottelat 2013:150 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Raiamas guttatus (Day 1870). Danionidae: Chedrinae. Habitat: freshwater.

intermedius, Barilius Boulenger [G. A.] 1915:167 [Revue de Zoologie Africaine v. 4 (fasc. 2); ref. 15086] Luapula River at Kasenga, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype (unique): MRAC 11829. Not secondarily preoccupied by Barbus intermedius Rüppell 1836, but replaced by Barbus luapulae Fowler 1958. •Incorrectly valid as Raiamas intermedius (Boulenger 1915) -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:333 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Barbus luapulae Fowler 1958 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:262 [ref. 6186] with genus as Barbus). •Valid as Raiamas intermedius (Boulenger 1915) -- (Van Steenberge et al. 2014:333 [ref. 33291], Manda et al. 2018:359 [ref. 36210]). Current status: Valid as Raiamas intermedius (Boulenger 1915). Danionidae: Chedrinae. Distribution: Lower Luapula, Lake Mweru and Lake Bangweulu, Democratic Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

jalkapoorei, Barilius Shrestha [J.] 1980:34, Fig. 13 [Fishes of Nepal; ref. 22513] Kosi, Indrawati and Bagmati rivers, India/Nepal. Holotype: ZICT. Paratypes: (9) ZICT (1). Appeared first without distinguishing features in Shrestha 1978:34 [ref. 15970]. •Synonym of Raiamas guttatus (Day 1869) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:386 [ref. 20764]). •Synonym of Raiamas bola (Hamilton 1822) -- (Menon 1999:23 [ref. 24904], Kottelat 2013:150 [ref. 32989] dated to 1981). Current status: Synonym of Raiamas bola (Hamilton 1822). Danionidae: Chedrinae. Habitat: freshwater.

kheeli, Raiamas Stiassny [M. L. J.], Schelly [R. C.] & Schliewen [U. K.] 2006:372, Figs. 3C, 5, 6A [Copeia 2006 (no. 3); ref. 28790] Small channel adjacent to main channel rapid, just below Inga intake canal, 5°27.76'S, 13°35.56'E, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype: AMNH 236352. Paratypes: AMNH 236353 (3), 236354 (2, 1 c&s); MNHN 2006-0782 (1); MRAC 2006-12-P-01 (1); ZSM 34134 [ex AMNH 236353] (1), 34135 [ex AMNH 236354] (1). Type catalog: Neumann 2011:256 [ref. 31652]. •Valid as Raiamas kheeli Stiassny, Schelly & Schliewen 2006 -- (Manda et al. 2018:359 [ref. 36210], Skelton 2019:229 [ref. 36564]). Current status: Valid as Raiamas kheeli Stiassny, Schelly & Schliewen 2006. Danionidae: Chedrinae. Distribution: Lower Congo River, Democratic Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

kingsleyae, Barilius Boulenger [G. A.] 1899:103 (in key) [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoologie) v. 1 (fasc. 5); ref. 589] Ogowe. Holotype: BMNH 1896.5.5.113. •Synonym of Raiamas buchholzi (Peters 1876) -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:332 [ref. 6186]). Current status: Synonym of Raiamas buchholzi (Peters 1876). Danionidae: Chedrinae. Habitat: freshwater.

levequei, Raiamas Howes [G. J.] & Teugels [G. G.] 1989:874, Figs. 1, 4a [Journal of Natural History v. 23 (no. 4); ref. 13624] Kakrima River at Kasseri, 10°16'N, 12°28'W, Konkouré River Basin, Guinea. Holotype: MNHN 1988.1. Paratypes: BMNH 1988.2.1.16-17 (2, 1 c&s); MNHN 1988.2 (1). Additional material: BMNH 1988.4.11.4-5 (1, 1), MNHN 1988-0705 (?). •Valid as Raiamas levequei Howes & Teugels 1989 -- (Lévêque et al. 1989:118 [ref. 26480] dated 1988, Lévêque in Lévêque et al. 1990:279 [ref. 21589]). Current status: Valid as Raiamas levequei Howes & Teugels 1989. Danionidae: Chedrinae. Distribution: Konkouré River Basin, Guinea. Habitat: freshwater.

loati, Barilius Boulenger [G. A.] 1901:80 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 7 (no. 37) (art. 12); ref. 14747] Wady Halfa, Upper Nile. Syntypes: BMNH 1907.12.2.1498-1499 (2) Derr Nubia, 1907.12.2.1500-1502 (3) Ibrim Nubia. •Valid as Raiamas loati (Boulenger 1901) -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:333 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Raiamas senegalensis (Steindachner 1870) -- (Lévêque in Lévêque et al. 1990:278 [ref. 21589], Lévèque et al. 1991:142 [ref. 31367], Seegers et al. 2003:35 [ref. 28087]). Current status: Synonym of Raiamas senegalensis (Steindachner 1870). Danionidae: Chedrinae. Habitat: freshwater.

longirostris, Barilius Boulenger [G. A.] 1902:33, Pl. 9 (fig. 4) [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoologie) v. 2 (fasc. 2); ref. 562] Ubangi River at Banzyville, Democratic Republic of Congo, about 4°18'N, 21°11'E. Holotype (unique): MRAC 1216. •Valid as Raiamas longirostris (Boulenger 1902) -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:333 [ref. 6186], Howes 1991:163 [ref. 19076], Manda et al. 2018:359 [ref. 36210]). Current status: Valid as Raiamas longirostris (Boulenger 1902). Danionidae: Chedrinae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

luapulae, Barbus Fowler [H. W.] 1958:12 [Notulae Naturae (Philadelphia) No. 310; ref. 1470] Luapula River at Kasenga, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype (unique): MRAC 11829. Unnecessary replacement name for Barilius intermedius Boulenger 1915, preoccupied by Barbus intermedius Rüppell 1835. The B was misinterpreted for Barbus instead of Barilius -- (see Van Steenberge et al. 2014:333 [ref. 33291]). •Valid as Barbus luapulae Fowler 1958 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:262 [ref. 6186]). •Objective synonym of Barilius intermediatus (Boulenger 1915) now placed in Raiamus -- (Van Steenberge et al. 2014:333 [ref. 33291]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Raiamas intermedius (Boulenger 1915). Danionidae: Chedrinae. Habitat: freshwater.

macrostoma, Barilius Boulenger [G. A.] 1913:51, Pl. 3 (figs. 2-2a) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1913 (pt 1) (art. 3); ref. 14947] Vicinity of Bibianaha, near Dunkwa, between watersheds of Tano and Ankobra rivers, Ghana. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1912.2.15.16. •Valid as Raiamas macrostoma (Boulenger 1913) -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:333 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Raiamas senegalensis (Steindachner 1870) -- (Lévêque in Lévêque et al. 1990:278 [ref. 21589], Lévèque et al. 1991:142 [ref. 31367]). Current status: Synonym of Raiamas senegalensis (Steindachner 1870). Danionidae: Chedrinae. Distribution: West Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

marqueti, Raiamas Manda [B. K.], Snoeks [J.], Manda [A. C.] & Vreven [E. J.] 2018:352, Figs. 3b, 4b, 5b [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 28 (no. 4) [no. IEF-1066]; ref. 36210] Kalule Nord River at the bridge on the road Mukulakula-Lubudi, Upembe National Park, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of Congo, 9°41'37"S, 25°50'53"E, elevation 780 meters. Holotype: MRAC 2015-0005-P-0075. Paratypes: AMNH, BMNH 2018.5.9.2-3 (2), MRAC, ZSM. •Valid as Raiamas marqueti Manda, Snoeks, Manda & Vreven 2018 -- (Kiselkewa et al. 2020:[8] 707 [ref. 38315]). Current status: Valid as Raiamas marqueti Manda, Snoeks, Manda & Vreven 2018. Danionidae: Chedrinae. Distribution: Central Africa: upper Congo River basin and Malagarazi and Ruzizi Rivers, affluents of Lake Tanganyika (Democratic Republic of Congo) Habitat: freshwater.

megastomus, Opsarius McClelland [J.] 1839:298, 420, Pl. 48 (fig. 5) [Asiatic Researches v. 19 (pt 2); ref. 2923] Brahmaputra River, India. No types known. •Synonym of Raiamas bola (Hamilton 1822) -- (Menon 1999:22 [ref. 24904], Kottelat 2013:150 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Raiamas bola (Hamilton 1822). Danionidae: Chedrinae. Habitat: freshwater.

moorii, Barilius Boulenger [G. A.] 1900:480 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 6 (no. 35); ref. 14721] North end of Lake Tanganyika, Burundi. Lectotype: BMNH 1906.6.69.22 [?1906.9.6.22]. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1906.9.6.23-25 [?1906.6.69.23-25](3). Original is moorii, named for J. E. S. Moore; often emended to moorei but Boulenger named several species after Moore as moorii, and this is consistent with formation of the name by dropping the "e" and adding "ii". The change to moorei is not a mandatory one, and the spelling moorei is determined not to have attained prevailing usage status, so we suggest using moorii. Lectotype selected by Seegers 1996:160 [ref. 23725]. •Valid as Raiamas moorii (Boulenger 1900) -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:334 [ref. 6186] as moorei, Seegers 1996:160 [ref. 23725], Taverne & De Vos 1997:298 [ref. 23730], De Vos et al. 2001:130, 131 [ref. 26059], Kullander & Roberts 2012:368 [ref. 31751], Manda et al. 2018:359 [ref. 36210]). Current status: Valid as Raiamas moorii (Boulenger 1900). Danionidae: Chedrinae. Distribution: Eastern Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

nigeriensis, Barilius Daget [J.] 1959:675, Fig. 2 [Bulletin de l'Institut Français d'Afrique Noire (Sér A) Sciences Naturelles v. 21 (no. 2); ref. 11987] Ouéyanko, near Bamako, Upper Niger. Syntypes: MNHN 1959-0150 (3). Type catalog: Blanc 1961:268 [ref. 20870]. •Valid as Raiamas nigeriensis (Daget 1959) -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:334 [ref. 6186], Howes & Teugels 1989:901 [ref. 13624], Lévêque in Lévêque et al. 1990:280 [ref. 21589], Paugy et al. 1990:339 [ref. 26477], Lévèque et al. 1991:142 [ref. 31367], Dankwa et al. 1999:25 [ref. 28023], De Weirdt et al. 2007:567 [ref. 30024]). Current status: Valid as Raiamas nigeriensis (Daget 1959). Danionidae: Chedrinae. Distribution: Western Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

orientalis, Barilius senegalensis Blache [J.] & Miton [F.] 1961:397 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 32 (no. 5) (1960); ref. 7449] Chari delta, Chad basin, Chad. Syntypes: MNHN 1959-0424 (3, as "types"); as "paratypes": MNHN 1959-0422 (1), 1959-0496 (1), 1959-0503 (2); CEPFL (?). Type catalog: Blanc 1961:268 [ref. 20870]. •Synonym of Raiamas senegalensis (Steindachner 1870) -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:334 [ref. 6186], Lévèque et al. 1991:142 [ref. 31367]). Current status: Synonym of Raiamas senegalensis (Steindachner 1870). Danionidae: Chedrinae. Habitat: freshwater.

salmoides, Leuciscus Blyth [E.] 1858:289 [Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 27 (no. 3); ref. 476] Alláhabád, Uttar Pradesh, India. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Raiamas bola (Hamilton 1822) -- (Menon 1999:22 [ref. 24904], Kottelat 2013:150 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Raiamas bola (Hamilton 1822). Danionidae: Chedrinae. Habitat: freshwater.

salmolucius, Barilius Nichols [J. T.] & Griscom [L.] 1917:702, Fig. 16 [Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History v. 37 (art. 25); ref. 3185] Kisangani, Orientale Province, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype: AMNH 6052. Paratypes: (6) AMNH 6217 (1), 6246 (now 2), 6363 (1); MRAC 15526-27 [ex AMNH 6246] (2). •Valid as Raiamas salmolucius (Nichols & Griscom 1917) -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:334 [ref. 6186], Taverne & De Vos 1997:298 [ref. 23730], De Vos et al. 2001:130, 131 [ref. 26059], Stiassny et al. 2006:372 [ref. 28790], Kullander & Roberts 2012:361, 368 [ref. 31751], Manda et al. 2018:350 [ref. 36210]). Current status: Valid as Raiamas salmolucius (Nichols & Griscom 1917). Danionidae: Chedrinae. Distribution: Middle Congo River basin, Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

scarciensis, Raiamas Howes [G. J.] & Teugels [G. G.] 1989:878, Figs. 3, 4d, 11c [Journal of Natural History v. 23 (no. 4); ref. 13624] Little Scarcies River between Port Loko (8°46'N, 12°41'W) and Mange (8°55'N, 12°52'W), Sierra Leone. Holotype: BMNH 1977.11.16.39. Paratypes: BMNH 1977.11.16.40-45 (6), MNHN 1988-0003 (2). Additional material: BMNH 1977.11.16.46 (1), 1981.8.17.96 (2); MRAC 73-10-P-3186-87 (2) •Valid as Raiamas scarciensis Howes & Teugels 1989 -- (Lévêque et al. 1989:118 [ref. 26480] dated 1988, Lévêque in Lévêque et al. 1990:279 [ref. 21589], Paugy et al. 1990:339 [ref. 26477], Manda et al. 2018:361 [ref. 36210]). Current status: Valid as Raiamas scarciensis Howes & Teugels 1989. Danionidae: Chedrinae. Distribution: West Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

senegalensis, Barilius Steindachner [F.] 1870:564 [32], Pl. 5 (fig. 2) [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 61 (1. Abth.); ref. 18768] Dagana, Senegal, western Africa. Syntypes: (several) MNHN 0000-6172; NMW 54897 (2), 54899-900 (1, 5). On p. 32 of separate. •Valid as Raiamas senegalensis (Steindachner 1870) -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:334 [ref. 6186], Howes & Teugels 1989:901 [ref. 13624], Lévêque et al. 1989:118 [ref. 26480], Lévêque 1990:43 [ref. 19786], Lévêque in Lévêque et al. 1990:278 [ref. 21589], Dankwa et al. 1999:25 [ref. 28023], Lévèque et al. 1991:142 [ref. 31367], Seegers et al. 2003:35 [ref. 28087], De Weirdt et al. 2007:569 [ref. 30024], Neumann et al. 2016:304 [ref. 35036], Akoth et al. 2023:10 [ref. 40069]). Current status: Valid as Raiamas senegalensis (Steindachner 1870). Danionidae: Chedrinae. Distribution: Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

silex, Barilius Schultz [L. P.] 1942:(317) 318, Pl. 35 (fig. 2) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 92 (no. 3152); ref. 3956] Bromley, Liberia. Holotype (unique): USNM 118736. •Valid as Raiamas silex (Schultz 1942) -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:335 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Raiamas steindachneri (Pellegrin 1908) -- (Lévêque et al. 1989:118 [ref. 26480], Lévêque in Lévêque et al. 1990:280 [ref. 21589], Paugy et al. 1990:339 [ref. 26477]). Current status: Synonym of Raiamas steindachneri (Pellegrin 1908). Danionidae: Chedrinae. Distribution: Liberia. Habitat: freshwater.

steindachneri, Barilius Pellegrin [J.] 1908:208 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 1) v. 14 (no. 5); ref. 14329] Side channel of Mamou River, French Guinea. Syntypes: BMNH 1908.11.19.2 [ex MNHN] (1), MNHN 1908-0110 to 0114 (5). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:69 [ref. 19574]. •Valid as Raiamas steindachneri (Pellegrin 1908) -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:335 [ref. 6186], Howes & Teugels 1989:901 [ref. 13624], Lévêque et al. 1989:118 [ref. 26480], Lévêque in Lévêque et al. 1990:280 [ref. 21589], Paugy et al. 1990:339 [ref. 26477], Pezold et al. 2016:105 [ref. 34870]). Current status: Valid as Raiamas steindachneri (Pellegrin 1908). Danionidae: Chedrinae. Distribution: West Africa. Habitat: freshwater.


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