Species that contain: Parauchenoglanis and balayi [ 7 ] records

balayi, Pimelodus Sauvage [H.-E.] 1879:98 [9] [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 3; ref. 3881] Ogôoué River at Lopé [? Lopé River], French Congo. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-0898. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:30 [ref. 19575] as balayi, Ferraris 2007:162 [ref. 29155]. On p. 9 of separate. Risch 1986:2 [ref. 6190] regards ballayi as an unjustified emendation. •Valid as Auchenoglanis balayi (Sauvage 1879) -- (Risch 1986:2 [ref. 6190], Burgess 1989:71 [ref. 12860], Mo 1991:157 [ref. 19952] as ballayi). •Valid as Parauchenoglanis balayi (Sauvage 1879) -- (Geerinckx et al. 2003:25 [ref. 27023], Geerinckx et al. 2004:790 [ref. 27530], Ferraris 2007:162 [ref. 29155], Geerinckx et al. 2007:599 [ref. 30028], Skelton 2019:229 [ref. 36564], Kiselkewa et al. 2020:[10] 709 [ref. 38315], Fermon et al. 2022:162 [ref. 39448], Sithole et al. 2023:25 [ref. 40134]). Current status: Valid as Parauchenoglanis balayi (Sauvage 1879). Auchenoglanididae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Ogowe River basin, southern Cameroon south to Democratic Republic of Congo, ? including Congo River basin. Habitat: freshwater.

ballayi, Auchenoglanis Boulenger [G. A.] 1901:295 [footnote] [Les poissons du Bassin du Congo; ref. 14744] Holotype: MNHN A-0898. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:162 [ref. 29155]. Unjustified emendation or misspelling of Pimelodus balayi Sauvage 1883. •In the synonymy of Parauchenoglanis balayi (Sauvage 1879) -- (Ferraris 2007:162 [ref. 29155]). Misspelling. Current status: Synonym of Parauchenoglanis balayi (Sauvage 1879). Auchenoglanididae. Habitat: freshwater.

gravoti, Auchenoglanis ballayi var. Pellegrin [J.] 1907:321 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 1) v. 13 (no. 5); ref. 15165] N'Tem, southern Cameroon. Syntypes: MNHN 1906-0319 to 0321 (3), 1907-0158 to 0160 (1, 1, 1). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:31 [ref. 19575], Ferraris 2007:162 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Auchenoglanis balayi (Sauvage 1879) -- (Risch 1986:3 [ref. 6190]). •Synonym of Parauchenoglanis balayi (Sauvage 1879) -- (Geerinckx et al. 2004:790 [ref. 27530], Ferraris 2007:162 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Parauchenoglanis balayi (Sauvage 1879). Auchenoglanididae. Habitat: freshwater.

guirali, Pimelodus Thominot [A.] 1886:162 [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 10; ref. 17904] San Benito River, French Congo. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1885-0427. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:30 [ref. 19575], Ferraris 2007:162 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Auchenoglanis guirali (Thominot 1886) -- (Risch 1986:4 [ref. 6190], Burgess 1989:71 [ref. 12860], Mo 1991:157 [ref. 19952]). •Synonym of Parauchenoglanis balayi (Sauvage 1879) -- (Geerinckx et al. 2004:790 [ref. 27530], Ferraris 2007:162 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Parauchenoglanis balayi (Sauvage 1879). Auchenoglanididae. Habitat: freshwater.

pietschmanni, Auchenoglanis Holly [M.] 1927:208, Fig. 3 [Sitzungsberichte, Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse v. 136 (Abt. 1) (nos 5-6); ref. 2189] Mbam River, Sanaga River basin, Cameroon. Syntypes: NMW 7802-06 (1, 1, 1, 1, 1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:162 [ref. 29155], Bogutskaya et al. 2022:61 [ref. 39277]. Date not confirmed. •Valid as Auchenoglanis pietschmanni Holly 1927 -- (Risch 1986:8 [ref. 6190], Burgess 1989:71 [ref. 12860], Mo 1991:157 [ref. 19952]). •Synonym of Parauchenoglanis balayi (Sauvage 1879) -- (Geerinckx et al. 2004:790 [ref. 27530] dated 1926, Ferraris 2007:162 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Parauchenoglanis balayi (Sauvage 1879). Auchenoglanididae. Habitat: freshwater.

pulcher, Auchenoglanis Boulenger [G. A.] 1902:267, Pl. 29 (figs. 2-2a) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1902, v. 1 (pt 1) (art. 4); ref. 4865] Lindi River, Democratic Republic of Congo. Syntypes: BMNH 1902.4.14.19-20 (2), IRSNB 10 (orig. 3, now 2), MSNM 35 [ex MSNM 4439 and ex IRSNB] (1). Type catalog: Conci & Michelangeli 1974:225-226 [ref. 21560], Walschaerts 1987:14 [ref. 20755], Ferraris 2007:162 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Auchenoglanis balayi (Sauvage 1879) -- (Risch 1986:3 [ref. 6190]). •Synonym of Parauchenoglanis balayi (Sauvage 1879) -- (Geerinckx et al. 2004:790 [ref. 27530], Ferraris 2007:162 [ref. 29155]). •Possibly a valid species -- (Sithole et al. 2023:25 [ref. 40134]). Current status: Synonym of Parauchenoglanis balayi (Sauvage 1879). Auchenoglanididae. Habitat: freshwater.

ubangensis, Auchenoglanis Boulenger [G. A.] 1902:41, Pl. 11 (fig. 3) [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 1215. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:162 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Auchenoglanis ubangensis Boulenger 1902 -- (Risch 1986:8 [ref. 6190], Burgess 1989:71 [ref. 12860], Mo 1991:157 [ref. 19952]). •Synonym of Parauchenoglanis balayi (Sauvage 1879) -- (Geerinckx et al. 2004:790 [ref. 27530], Ferraris 2007:162 [ref. 29155]). •Possibly a valid species -- (Sithole et al. 2023:25 [ref. 40134]). Current status: Synonym of Parauchenoglanis balayi (Sauvage 1879). Auchenoglanididae. Habitat: freshwater.