| Citation | Boulenger, G.A., 1899, Poissons nouveaux du Congo. Troisième Partie: Silures, Acanthoptérygiens, Mastacembles, Plectognathes.. Ann. Mus. Congo 1:39-58. |
| Ref. | Boulenger, G.A., 1899 |
| Page | 55;plate28 fig.3 |
| Named Used as Valid | Mastacembelus paucispinis |
| Comment | Original species description. |
| Locality | Matadi, Congo DR. |
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