calabaricus, Erpetoichthys Smith [J. A.] 1865:2 [Daily Review No. 1242; ref. 20731] Old Calabar River, West Africa. Syntypes: (2) apparently lost. Non-types: MNHN 0000-4599 (2). Type catalog: Bertin 1940:247 [ref. 293] but not dating to original. Two specimens were associated with the first description and they are apparently lost (Swinney & Heppell 1982 [ref. 20746]). Also appeared in Smith 1865:278 [ref. 4060] and 1866:460 [ref. 20732]; see Swinney & Heppell 1982 [ref. 20746]. •Valid as Calamoichthys calabaricus (Smith 1865) -- (Gosse 1984:18 [ref. 6169]). •Valid as Erpetoichthys calabaricus Smith 1865 -- (Swinney & Heppell 1982:98 [ref. 20746], Gosse in Lévêque et al. 1990:86 [ref. 21589], Poll & Gosse 1995:77 [ref. 24781], Britz 2007:173 [ref. 30014] dated 1866). Current status: Valid as Erpetoichthys calabaricus Smith 1865. Polypteridae. Distribution: West-central Africa: Nigeria to Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater.
erpetoideus, Polypterus Smith [J. A.] 1865:2 [Daily Review No. 1242; ref. 20731] Old Calibar River, West Africa. No types known. Polypterus erpetoideus and Erpetoichthys calabaricus were two names proposed for the same taxon; Swinney & Heppell 1982 [ref. 20746] serve as first revisers selecting Erpetoichthys calabaricus. •Objective synonym of Erpetoichthys calabaricus Smith 1865. Current status: Synonym of Erpetoichthys calabaricus Smith 1865. Polypteridae. Habitat: freshwater.
robbianus, Erpetoichthys Smith [J. A.] 1865:2 [Daily Review No. 1486; ref. 20730] Syntypes: NMSZ 1867.018.001 (1 of 2 remaining), 1885.052 (some or all of 15), 1979.006.002 (1, dissected, dry). Type catalog: Herman et al. 1990:4 [ref. 20727]. •Synonym of Erpetoichthys calabaricus Smith 1865 -- (Swinney & Heppell 1982:96 [ref. 20746]). Current status: Synonym of Erpetoichthys calabaricus Smith 1865. Polypteridae. Habitat: freshwater.
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