typus, Gymnallabes Günther [A.] 1867:111 [3], Pl. 2 (fig. A) [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 3) v. 20 (no. 116) (art. 15); ref. 1989] West Africa, probably Old Calabar. Syntypes: BMNH 1866.12.4.1-2 (2). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:150 [ref. 29155]. On p. 3 of separate. •Valid as Gymnallabes typus Günther 1867 -- (Teugels 1986:98 [ref. 6193], Burgess 1989:147 [ref. 12860], Teugels in Lévêque et al. 1992:470 [ref. 21590], Poll & Gosse 1995:199 [ref. 24781], Devaere et al. 2004:108 [ref. 27507], Ferraris 2007:150 [ref. 29155], Teugels et al. 2007:665 [ref. 30030], Fermon et al. 2022:152 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Gymnallabes typus Günther 1867. Clariidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Nigeria south to Gabon. Habitat: freshwater.