Species that contain: Protopterus and aethiopicus [ 4 ] records

aethiopicus, Protopterus Heckel [J. J.] 1851:689 [5] [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 6 (pt 2); ref. 18257] White Nile, Sudan. Holotype (unique): NMW (not found in 1995). On p. 5 of separate. Genus misspelled Propterus in original description. •Valid as Protopterus aethiopicus Heckel 1851, subspecies aethiopicus -- (Seegers et al. 2003:28 [ref. 28087]). •Valid as Protopterus aethiopicus Heckel 1851 -- (Gosse 1984:12 [ref. 6169], Poll & Gosse 1995:77 [ref. 24781], Seegers 1996:57 [ref. 23725], De Vos et al. 2001:129, 131 [ref. 26059], Kullander & Roberts 2012:362 [ref. 31751], Neumann et al. 2016:303 [ref. 35036], Skelton 2019:230 [ref. 36564]Akoth et al. 2023:16 [ref. 40069]). Current status: Valid as Protopterus aethiopicus Heckel 1851. Protopteridae. Distribution: East Africa: Nile River, Lake Victoria, Lake Tanganyika. Habitat: freshwater.

arnaudii, Lepidosiren Castelnau [F. L.] 1855:105 [Animaux nouveaux or rares v. 2; ref. 766] White Nile, Sudan. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-5912. •Synonym of Protopterus aethiopicus Heckel 1851 -- (Gosse 1984:12, 13 [ref. 6169]). Current status: Synonym of Protopterus aethiopicus Heckel 1851. Protopteridae. Habitat: freshwater.

congicus, Protopterus aethiopicus Poll [M.] 1961:14, Pl. 1 (figs. B-C) [Annales, Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Série in 8o, Sciences Zoologiques No. 103; ref. 17954] Katanga, Kalombo, Central Africa. Holotype: MRAC 78699. Paratypes: (16, but numbering system confusing) MRAC 19978 (1), 30544 (1), 30545-46 (2), 49300 (1), 49304 (1), 49308 (1), 49309-312 (4), 49312 (1), 78700 (1), 78712 (1), ?78720 (1) ?78726 (1). Type catalog: Derijst 1991:64 [ref. 21528]. •Synonym of Protopterus aethiopicus Heckel 1851, but a valid subspecies as described -- (Gosse 1984:14 [ref. 6169]). Current status: Synonym of Protopterus aethiopicus Heckel 1851. Protopteridae. Habitat: freshwater.

mesmaekersi, Protopterus aethiopicus Poll [M.] 1961:12, Pl. 1 (fig. A) [Annales, Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Série in 8o, Sciences Zoologiques No. 103; ref. 17954] Ile de Mateba (Boma), Lower Congo River, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype: MRAC 78698. Paratypes: MRAC 55779 (1), 78689-90 (1, 1), 78691-94 (4), 78695-97 (3), 98807 (1). Type catalog: Derijst 1991:64 [ref. 21528]. •Synonym of Protopterus aethiopicus Heckel 1851, but a valid subspecies as described -- (Gosse 1984:15 [ref. 6169]). Current status: Synonym of Protopterus aethiopicus Heckel 1851. Protopteridae. Habitat: freshwater.