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 …

Changes made to the scientific names of southern African freshwater fishes since 2001 are
explained and discussed. Adjustments to the phylogeny and classification of the fauna are …

The discovery and exploration of Angolan freshwater fishes was largely effected by foreign
scientists on expeditions organised by European and North American parties. Current …

Recent collecting efforts in the upper Malagarazi basin (2013–2022) allowed for an
integrative study based on qualitative (colour), quantitative (meristic and metric), 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 …

The status of the Distichodus antonii assemblage, all large-sized, banded Distichodus
species with a brownish-greenish colour pattern from the Congo basin, incorporating …

Within the genus Hepsetus, a new species from the eastern part of West Africa is described.
Hepsetus akawo sp. nov. is mainly distinguished from Hepsetus odoe by a smaller number …

An α‐taxonomic revision of the African pike, Hepsetus odoe, from Lower Guinea is provided.
The results show that three different species occur in Lower Guinea instead of one …

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 …