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Species related to Polypterus palmas: [ 3 ] records

palmas, Polypterus Ayres [W. O.] 1850:241, Pl. 6 [Boston Journal of Natural History v. 6 (no. 2) (art. 2); ref. 15932] Cape Palmas, Liberia. Holotype (unique): MCZ [ex BSNH 702] presumed lost. Also appeared in Ayres 1850 (Mar.):181-182 [ref. 20576], p. 241 above dates to Jan. 1850 based on signature dates. A note about the type specimen being received by BSNH appeared on p. 283 in Proc. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist. v. 3 (1848-1851). •Valid as Polypterus palmas Ayres 1850 -- (Gosse 1984:24 [ref. 6169], Gosse 1988:242 [ref. 6868], Lévêque et al. 1989:113 [ref. 26480], Paugy et al. 1990:332 [ref. 26477], Gosse in Lévêque et al. 1990:85 [ref. 21589], Poll & Gosse 1995:28 [ref. 24781], Hanssens et al. 1995:694 [ref. 22406] with subspecies, Britz 2004:185 [ref. 27800] with subspecies, Schliewen & Schäfer 2006:32 [ref. 28498], Pezold et al. 2016:101 [ref. 34870], Moritz & Britz 2019:[54] [ref. 36886]). Current status: Valid as Polypterus palmas Ayres 1850. Polypteridae. Distribution: West Africa: Upper Guinea region, Senegal to Ivory coast. Habitat: freshwater.

buettikoferi, Polypterus Steindachner [F.] 1891:179 [Notes from the Leyden Museum v. 13 (no. 3) (art. 23); ref. 18788] Mahfa River; Solymah River; swamps at Buluma and Juring, Liberia, western Africa. Lectotype: RMNH 5396 (largest of 2). Paralectotypes: RMNH 5332 (5), 5371 (2), 5396 (1). Species originally spelled as büttikoferi, correction mandatory. •Synonym of Polypterus palmas Ayres 1850 -- (Gosse 1984:24 [ref. 6169], Paugy et al. 1990:332 [ref. 26477] as büttikoferi, Gosse in Lévêque et al. 1990:85 [ref. 21589]). •Synonym of Polypterus palmas Ayres 1850, but a valid subspecies buettikoferi Steindachner 1891 -- (Hanssens et al. 1995:701 [ref. 22406], Britz 2004:184 [ref. 27800], Schliewen & Schäfer 2006:32 [ref. 28498]). Current status: Synonym of Polypterus palmas Ayres 1850. Polypteridae. Habitat: freshwater.

lowei, Polypterus Boulenger [G. A.] 1911:377 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 7 (no. 40); ref. 14780] Nanna Kru, Liberia. Syntypes: BMNH 1911.5.31.1-4 (4). •Synonym of Polypterus retropinnis Vaillant 1899, but a valid subspecies -- (Gosse 1984:26 [ref. 6169]). •Synonym of Polypterus palmas Ayres 1850 -- (Gosse 1988:243 [ref. 6868], Paugy et al. 1990:332 [ref. 26477], Gosse in Lévêque et al. 1990:85 [ref. 21589], Hanssens et al. 1995:699 [ref. 22406]). Current status: Synonym of Polypterus palmas Ayres 1850. Polypteridae. Habitat: freshwater.