bandama, Parasicydium Risch [L.] 1980:128, Figs. 1-3 [Revue de Zoologie Africaine v. 94 (no. 1); ref. 3754] Bandama River at Tiassalé, Ivory Coast. Holotype: MNHN 1979-0152. Paratypes: MNHN 1989-1847 (3), MRAC 80-48-P-1-2 (2). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1991:42 [ref. 19958]. •Valid as Lentipes bandama (Risch 1980) -- (Allen 1997:39 [ref. 22875], Allen 2001:123 [ref. 25303], Watson et al. 2002:176 [ref. 26364]). •Valid as Parasicydium bandama Risch 1980 -- (Maugé 1986:380 [ref. 6218], Harrison & Miller in Lévêque et al. 1992:806 [ref. 21590], Harrison 1993:218 [ref. 22083], Pezold et al. 2006:976 [ref. 28916], Harrison et al. 2007:515 [ref. 30083], Schliewen 2011:211 [ref. 31738], Miller & Murdy in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2841 [ref. 34618], Pezold et al. 2016:107 [ref. 34870], Fermon et al. 2022:221 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Parasicydium bandama Risch 1980. Gobiidae: Sicydiinae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Ivory coast south to Gabon and Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.