The family-group names of animals (superfamily, family, subfamily, supertribe, tribe and
subtribe) are regulated by the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. Family names …

A checklist of recent and fossil fishes of the Order Characiformes is presented herein and
believed to be complete through 2022. A total of 47 collaborators checked and provided …

Abstract The Congolese and Lower Guinean ichthyological provinces are understudied
hotspots of the global fish diversity. Here, we barcoded 741 specimens from the Lower and …

Stream fishes of the Eastern Afromontane region are among the least studied vertebrates in
this region, despite the potential for harbouring cryptic diversity. The present study examined …

To investigate the presence of cryptic diversity in the African longfin‐tetra Bryconalestes
longipinnis, we employed DNA barcoding in a phylogeographic context, as well as …

Hepsetidae is a small fish family with only the genus Hepsetus, with six described species
distributed throughout the South, Central and Western regions of Africa, showing a close …

Despite the cultural and economic importance of fisheries to communities in the region, the
Mfimi is one of the least well-documented river systems in the central Congo basin. Here we …

Freshwater systems are under threat globally, yet the biodiversity in many areas is still
unknown. This is especially true for the aquatic biodiversity of the Upper Guinean forests of …

The group of large five-spotted Hemichromis species from West Africa and Lower Guinea
was revised using an integrative approach combining morphometry (measurements …

Distichodus polli is described from the Kasai basin and the Lovoi River. It differs from the
majority of its congeners by its high number of lateral line scales anterior to the hypural joint …