liberiensis, Clarias Steindachner [F.] 1894:54, Pl. 3 (fig. 2) [Notes from the Leyden Museum v. 16 (nos 1-2, art. 1); ref. 4237] Junk River, Liberia. Lectotype: RMNH 3342. Paralectotypes: (several) RMNH 5342 (1), 5393 [not 3393] (14), 5394 (3). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:141 [ref. 29155]. Lectotype selected by Sydenham 1978:355 [ref. 22253]. •Valid as Clarias liberiensis Steindachner 1894 -- (Sydenham 1978:355 [ref. 22253]). •Synonym of Clarias buettikoferi Steindachner 1894 -- (Teugels 1986:73 [ref. 6193], Teugels 1986:88 [ref. 12548], Lévêque et al. 1989:119 [ref. 26480], Paugy et al. 1990:340 [ref. 26477], Teugels in Lévêque et al. 1992:486 [ref. 21590], Ferraris 2007:141 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Clarias buettikoferi Steindachner 1894. Clariidae. Habitat: freshwater.