| Citation | Boulenger, G.A., 1916, Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume IV.. London. 392 p. |
| Ref. | Boulenger, G.A., 1916 |
| Page | 172;fig.111 |
| Named Used as Valid | Pellonula leonensis |
| Comment | original description of Pellonula leonensis |
| Locality | 'North Sherbo district, Sierra Leone' |
| Distribution | Sierra Leone |
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