Species that contain: Marcusenius and brachyistius [ 3 ] records

adustus, Marcusenius Fowler [H. W.] 1936:247, Fig. 4 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 88; ref. 1424] 30 kilometers east of Kribi, Cameroon. Holotype: ANSP 65512. Paratypes: ANSP 65513-22 (10). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:128 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Brienomyrus adustus (Fowler 1936) -- (Gosse 1984:63 [ref. 6169]). •Synonym of Brienomyrus brachyistius (Gill 1862) -- (Lévèque et al. 1991:138 [ref. 31367]). Current status: Synonym of Brienomyrus brachyistius (Gill 1862). Mormyridae. Distribution: West-central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

brachistius, Marcusenius Boulenger [G. A.] 1909:67, Fig. 50 [Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa v. 1; ref. 14364] Unjustified emendation of Marcusenius brachyistius Gill 1862. •In the synonymy of Brienomyrus brachyistius (Gill 1862). Unjustified Emend.. Current status: Synonym of Brienomyrus brachyistius (Gill 1862). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.

brachyistius, Marcusenius Gill [T. N.] 1862:139 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 14; ref. 1661] Locality not known, probably Liberia. Holotype (unique): USNM 4098 (poor condition). Published before 27 May 1862. •Valid as Brienomyrus brachyistius (Gill 1862) -- (Gosse 1984:63 [ref. 6169], Lévêque et al. 1989:114 [ref. 26480] dated 1863, Paugy & Bénech 1989:299 [ref. 26478] dated 1863, Paugy et al. 1990:336 [ref. 26477] dated 1863, Bigorne in Lévêque et al. 1990:162 [ref. 21589], Lévèque et al. 1991:138 [ref. 31367], Dankwa et al. 1999:16 [ref. 28023], Hopkins et al. 2007:313 [ref. 30019], Pezold et al. 2016:102 [ref. 34870], Skelton 2019:226 [ref. 36564], Fermon et al. 2022:122 [ref. 39448], Walsh et al. 2022:[5] [ref. 39281]). Current status: Valid as Brienomyrus brachyistius (Gill 1862). Mormyridae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Gambia to Congo. Habitat: freshwater.