punctatus, Auchenoglanis Boulenger [G. A.] 1902:267, Pl. 29 (figs. 1-1a) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1902, v. 1 (pt 1) (art. 4); ref. 4865] Lindi River, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype (unique): IRSNB 9. Type catalog: Walschaerts 1987:14 [ref. 20755], Ferraris 2007:163 [ref. 29155] •Valid as Auchenoglanis punctatus Boulenger 1902 -- (Risch 1986:8 [ref. 6190], Burgess 1989:71 [ref. 12860], Mo 1991:157 [ref. 19952]). •Valid as Parauchenoglanis punctatus (Boulenger 1902) -- (Geerinckx et al. 2003:25 [ref. 27023], Geerinckx et al. 2004:796 [ref. 27530], Ferraris 2007:163 [ref. 29155], Geerinckx et al. 2007:603 [ref. 30028], Kiselkewa et al. 2020:[10] 709 [ref. 38315], Munene et al. 2021:24 [ref. 39283], Stiassny et al. 2021:1687 [ref. 39000], Fermon et al. 2022:163 [ref. 39448], Abwe et al. 2023:31 [ref. 39992] as cf. punctatus, Sithole et al. 2023:24 [ref. 40134], Modimo et al. 2024:11 [ref. 41347]). Current status: Valid as Parauchenoglanis punctatus (Boulenger 1902). Auchenoglanididae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: ? Gabon, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, including Congo River basin. Habitat: freshwater.