Species that contain: Petrocephalus and bane [ 7 ] records

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.