batesii, Mastacembelus Boulenger [G. A.] 1911:637 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 8 (no. 47); ref. 14784] Ja River at Bitye, Congo R basin, southern Cameroon. Syntypes: (13) BMNH 1903.7.28.179-181 (3), 1907.5.24.246 (1), 1908.5.30.158 (1), 1911.5.30.37 (1). •Valid as Caecomastacembelus batesii (Boulenger 1911) -- (Travers 1984:144 [ref. 5147], Gosse 1986:421 [ref. 6194], Vreven 2004:102 [ref. 27762]). •Synonym of Mastacembelus niger Sauvage 1879 -- (Vreven 2007:567 [ref. 30080]). •Valid as Mastacembelus batesii Boulenger 1911 -- (Brown et al. 2011:287 [ref. 31286]). Current status: Valid as Mastacembelus batesii Boulenger 1911. Mastacembelidae. Distribution: Southern Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater.