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); 1905: 50; 1911: 476, Fig. 356; 
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; 1929b: 452; 
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155689 (1), male: 
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: Ntem River drainage, Mboto River at Assok, 
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155691 (4), 
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: 65.5– 66.0 mm 
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: Ntem River drainage, Mboto River at Mékomo, 
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. CU 80748 (8), males: 
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: Woleu­Ntem province, “Deghe” creek near Auberge d’Ayengbe, 
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. 
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32521 (1), female: 
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: Nyong River. 
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93­085­P­0279–0280 (2); females, 
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: Mboro River (tributary of Ntem River) at Akonekyé, 
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. 
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93­108­P­ 0651–0655 (5), 
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: 
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; 
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: 27.0– 
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; 
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: Mengounou River, tributary of Mboua River, in Bilizi between Befio and Ekowong, 
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. 
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93­108­P­0656 (1), male: 
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; 
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: river located 
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from Akobass in the direction of Bitche, 
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. 
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93­108­P­0657 (1), male: 
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; 
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: river after Aboulou in the direction of Mebang, 
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. 
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93­108­P­0658 (1), male: 21.0 mm 
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; 
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: Yété River, tributary of Kom River after Mebasa and before Ngoudjieng, 
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. 
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93­108­P­ 0 659 (1), male: 
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<collectionCode id="ED00AE43FF84FFC76D1FFDDE4D46FDBC" box="[575,613,604,630]" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">SL</collectionCode>
; 
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: Milolo River, tributary of Kom River between Esaminkou and Andoung, 
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. 
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94­028­P­0002 (1), male: 
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<collectionCode id="ED00AE43FF84FFC76E28FD2E4E0EFD0C" box="[264,301,684,710]" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">SL</collectionCode>
; 
<collectingCountry id="F3067616FF84FFC76E61FD2E4EE3FD0C" box="[321,448,684,710]" name="Cameroon" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">Cameroon</collectingCountry>
: Anga’a River, approximately 
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from Yaoundé, 
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. 
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95­030­P­ 
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(6), 
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: 27.0 mm 
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, 5 unsexed: 
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<collectionCode id="ED00AE43FF84FFC76A20FD564A05FD24" box="[1280,1318,724,750]" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">SL</collectionCode>
; 
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: first river at confluence at Mvangan, towards Nélefoup, 
<geoCoordinate id="EE255041FF84FFC76B44FD7E4B94FCDC" box="[1124,1207,764,790]" direction="north" orientation="latitude" pageId="3" pageNumber="4" precision="925" value="2.65">2°39'N</geoCoordinate>
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. 
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95­030­P­ 
<date id="FFAF1046FF84FFC76EFDFCA64D78FCF4" box="[477,603,804,830]" pageId="3" pageNumber="4" value="1443" valueMax="1448">1443­1448</date>
(4), 17.4–27.0 mm 
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, 
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: Mvong River, tributary of Kong River, 
<geoCoordinate id="EE255041FF84FFC76E84FCCE4ED5FCAC" box="[420,502,844,870]" direction="north" orientation="latitude" pageId="3" pageNumber="4" precision="925" value="2.8">2°48'N</geoCoordinate>
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. 
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95­030­P­ 
<date id="FFAF1046FF84FFC76C6DFCCE4CF1FCAC" box="[845,978,844,870]" pageId="3" pageNumber="4" value="1453" valueMax="1454">1453–1454</date>
(2), 
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: 26.0 mm 
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; 1 unsexed: 
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<collectionCode id="ED00AE43FF84FFC76ED5FCF64D38FC44" box="[501,539,884,910]" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">SL</collectionCode>
; 
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: Otobewo’o River, tributary of Woo River, between Ekombité and Nkolenyeng, 
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. 
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34859 (8), 
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: 
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<collectionCode id="ED00AE43FF84FFC76E28FC464E0EFC14" box="[264,301,964,990]" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">SL</collectionCode>
; 
<specimenCount id="9D17FD0FFF84FFC76E1AFC464EBBFC14" box="[314,408,964,990]" pageId="3" pageNumber="4" type="male">2 males</specimenCount>
: 
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<collectionCode id="ED00AE43FF84FFC76D75FC464D58FC14" box="[597,635,964,990]" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">SL</collectionCode>
; 
<collectingCountry id="F3067616FF84FFC76DA6FC464C26FC14" box="[646,773,964,990]" name="Cameroon" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">Cameroon</collectingCountry>
: Lobé River, waterfalls 
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S of Kribi.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B965EA94FF84FFC76E18FC6E4E94FBCC" bold="true" box="[312,439,1004,1030]" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
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is the largest known species of 
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, reaching a size of ca. 
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SL (the largest specimen among all other congeners is only ca. 
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SL). It can be distinguished from all congeners except 
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<emphasis id="B965EA94FF84FFC76B30FBBE4BB6FB9F" box="[1040,1173,1084,1109]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">M. hirsutus</emphasis>
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, 
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<emphasis id="B965EA94FF84FFC76B84FBBE4E09FBB7" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">M. laevigatus</emphasis>
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and 
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<emphasis id="B965EA94FF84FFC76E46FBE64EE7FBB7" box="[358,452,1124,1149]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">M. polli</emphasis>
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in having a longer adipose fin (34.4–41.6% SL vs. 21.3–34.5). It differs from 
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<emphasis id="B965EA94FF84FFC76E68FB0E4EEFFB6F" box="[328,460,1164,1189]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">M. hirsutus</emphasis>
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in having in having a gently curved (vs. straight) dorsal spine (
<figureCitation id="132A2A03FF84FFC76B89FB0E4BCCFB6C" box="[1193,1263,1164,1190]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="6.[270,374,675,699]" captionTargetBox="[686,1313,323,887]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[686,1313,302,888]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 2. Lateral view of dorsal spines of: a. M. hirsutus, holotype, CU 87040, 62.0 mm SL and b. all other Microsynodontis (represented by M. batesii, CAS 155691, 62.4 mm SL). Scale bar represents 1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/157926/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
) and short (vs. long) tubercles on the dorsal and lateral surfaces of the head (
<figureCitation id="132A2A03FF84FFC76B44FB364B8EFB04" box="[1124,1197,1204,1230]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="6.[266,370,1549,1573]" captionTargetBox="[751,1322,1014,1839]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[751,1327,1013,1840]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 3. Magnified view of the right ventrorbital region, showing tubercle morphology in mature males of: a. M. hirsutus, holotype, CU 87040, 62.0 mm SL; and b. all other Microsynodontis (represented by M. batesii, RMNH 34859, 74.8 mm SL). Both photographs were taken under identical magnification (50 X). Scale bar indicates 0.5 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/169024/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">Fig. 3</figureCitation>
), from 
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<emphasis id="B965EA94FF84FFC76A2BFB364EA3FB3F" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">M. laevigatus</emphasis>
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in having a serrated (vs. smooth) anterior edge of the pectoral spine (
<figureCitation id="132A2A03FF84FFC76BF2FB5E4A3EFB3C" box="[1234,1309,1244,1270]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="7.[268,372,874,898]" captionTargetBox="[724,1318,334,1243]" captionTargetId="figure@7.[723,1318,312,1243]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="FIGURE 4. Dorsal view of pectoral spines of: a. M. armatus, holotype, CU 89392, 27.4 mm SL; b. M. christyi, MRAC 61801, 37.5 mm SL; c. M. emarginatus, paratype, CU 80567, 32.0 mm SL; d. M. laevigatus, paratype, CU 88265, 28.1 mm SL; e. M. notatus, holotype, MRAC 80 ­ 51 ­ P­ 839, 41.0 mm SL; f. all other Microsynodontis (represented by M. batesii, MRAC 93 ­ 085 ­ P­ 0280, 42.6 mm SL). Scale bar represents 1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/157928/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
), rounded (vs. truncate) caudal fin (
<figureCitation id="132A2A03FF84FFC76DB4FA864DFFFAD4" box="[660,732,1284,1310]" captionStart="FIGURE 9" captionStartId="17.[264,367,1186,1210]" captionTargetBox="[522,1067,334,1159]" captionTargetId="figure@17.[520,1067,313,1159]" captionTargetPageId="17" captionText="FIGURE 9. Lateral view of caudal fins showing: a. emarginate fin (condition in Microsynodontis emarginatus, CU 89393, holotype, 33.4 mm SL); b. rounded fin (other Microsynodontis species, represented by M. batesii, CU 80748, 33.2 mm SL); c. truncate fin (condition in M. laevigatus and M. lamberti, represented by M. laevigatus, CU 88265, paratype, 22.8 mm SL)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/157933/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">Fig. 9</figureCitation>
), and more slender caudal peduncle (5.8–9.2% SL vs. 9.3–11.4), and from 
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<emphasis id="B965EA94FF84FFC76D06FAAE4DA6FA8F" box="[550,645,1324,1349]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">M. polli</emphasis>
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(n=9) in having a shorter caudal fin (20.3–27.7% SL vs. 29.6–41.6).
</paragraph>
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<subSubSection id="C30B650DFF84FFCC6E18FAFE4D80F9FC" lastPageId="8" lastPageNumber="9" pageId="3" pageNumber="4" type="description">
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<emphasis id="B965EA94FF84FFC76E18FAFE4EECFA5C" bold="true" box="[312,463,1404,1430]" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">Description.</emphasis>
Biometric and meristic data as in 
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. Body compressed. Predorsal profile gently convex; postdorsal body sloping gently ventrally. Preanal profile horizontal. Anus and urogenital openings located at vertical through middle of pelvic fin. Skin smooth. Lateral line complete and midlateral.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BAE3686FF84FFC76E18F99E4DDFF8EC" blockId="3.[264,1325,284,1830]" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">Head depressed and broad, broadly rounded when viewed laterally and with rounded snout margin when viewed from above. Gill openings narrow, extending from immediately ventral to posttemporal to immediately ventral to base of pectoral spine. Gill membranes united to, and attached across, isthmus. Bony elements of dorsal surface of head covered with thin skin. Nuchal shield large and terminating posteriorly with two rounded processes on each side. Supracleithral process thin and extending just short of vertical through posteriormost tip of nuchal shield.</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B965EA94FF83FFC06E28FE9F4E57FEFF" bold="true" box="[264,372,285,309]" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">TABLE 1</emphasis>
. Biometric data for 
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<emphasis id="B965EA94FF83FFC06D73FE9C4D9EFEFF" box="[595,701,286,309]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">M. batesii</emphasis>
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(n=58).
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<paragraph id="8BAE3686FF83FFC06C0AFED84BE8F9FA" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
<table id="F911C426FF83003B6E35FED84BFAF9FA" box="[277,1241,346,1584]" gridcols="3" gridrows="31" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
<tr id="352134C4FF83003B6E35FED84BFAFEBB" box="[277,1241,346,369]" gridrow="0" pageId="4" pageNumber="5" rowspan-0="1">
<th id="76F05DB8FF83003B6C3CFED84CB7FEBB" box="[796,916,346,369]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">RANGE</th>
<th id="76F05DB8FF83003B6B66FED84BFAFEBB" box="[1094,1241,346,369]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">MEAN±SD</th>
</tr>
<tr id="352134C4FF83003B6E35FE064BFAFE51" box="[277,1241,388,411]" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="5" rowspan-2="1">
<th id="76F05DB8FF83003B6E35FE064D46FE51" box="[277,613,388,411]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">SL (mm)</th>
<td id="76F05DB8FF83003B6C3CFE064CB7FE51" box="[796,916,388,411]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">17.3–84.7</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352134C4FF83003B6E35FE2D4BFAFE0C" box="[277,1241,431,454]" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="5" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-2="1">
<th id="76F05DB8FF83003B6E35FE2D4D46FE0C" box="[277,613,431,454]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">In % SL</th>
</tr>
<tr id="352134C4FF83003B6E35FE584BFAFE3B" box="[277,1241,474,497]" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
<th id="76F05DB8FF83003B6E35FE584D46FE3B" box="[277,613,474,497]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Predorsal length</th>
<td id="76F05DB8FF83003B6C3CFE584CB7FE3B" box="[796,916,474,497]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">31.2–39.8</td>
<td id="76F05DB8FF83003B6B66FE584BFAFE3B" box="[1094,1241,474,497]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">35.8±2.37</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352134C4FF83003B6E35FD804BFAFDD3" box="[277,1241,514,537]" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
<th id="76F05DB8FF83003B6E35FD804D46FDD3" box="[277,613,514,537]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Snout to anal</th>
<td id="76F05DB8FF83003B6C3CFD804CB7FDD3" box="[796,916,514,537]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">61.6–70.6</td>
<td id="76F05DB8FF83003B6B66FD804BFAFDD3" box="[1094,1241,514,537]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">67.2±2.42</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352134C4FF83003B6E35FDA84BFAFD8B" box="[277,1241,554,577]" gridrow="5" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
<th id="76F05DB8FF83003B6E35FDA84D46FD8B" box="[277,613,554,577]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Snout to pelvic</th>
<td id="76F05DB8FF83003B6C3CFDA84CB7FD8B" box="[796,916,554,577]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">42.0–51.9</td>
<td id="76F05DB8FF83003B6B66FDA84BFAFD8B" box="[1094,1241,554,577]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">48.2±2.87</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352134C4FF83003B6E35FDD04BFAFDA3" box="[277,1241,594,617]" gridrow="6" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
<th id="76F05DB8FF83003B6E35FDD04D46FDA3" box="[277,613,594,617]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Snout to pectoral</th>
<td id="76F05DB8FF83003B6C3CFDD04CB7FDA3" box="[796,916,594,617]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">18.5–24.3</td>
<td id="76F05DB8FF83003B6B66FDD04BFAFDA3" box="[1094,1241,594,617]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">20.5±1.81</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352134C4FF83003B6E35FDF94BFAFD58" box="[277,1241,635,658]" gridrow="7" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
<th id="76F05DB8FF83003B6E35FDF94D46FD58" box="[277,613,635,658]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Dorsal­fin base length</th>
<td id="76F05DB8FF83003B6C3CFDF94CB7FD58" box="[796,916,635,658]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">10.2–14.9</td>
<td id="76F05DB8FF83003B6B66FDF94BFAFD58" box="[1094,1241,635,658]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">12.4±1.43</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352134C4FF83003B6E35FD214BFAFD70" box="[277,1241,675,698]" gridrow="8" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
<th id="76F05DB8FF83003B6E35FD214D46FD70" box="[277,613,675,698]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Dorsal spine length</th>
<td id="76F05DB8FF83003B6C3CFD214CB7FD70" box="[796,916,675,698]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">11.5–20.4</td>
<td id="76F05DB8FF83003B6B66FD214BFAFD70" box="[1094,1241,675,698]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">16.7±2.45</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352134C4FF83003B6E35FD494BFAFD28" box="[277,1241,715,738]" gridrow="9" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
<th id="76F05DB8FF83003B6E35FD494D46FD28" box="[277,613,715,738]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Anal­fin base length</th>
<td id="76F05DB8FF83003B6C3CFD494CB7FD28" box="[796,916,715,738]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">12.3–16.7</td>
<td id="76F05DB8FF83003B6B66FD494BFAFD28" box="[1094,1241,715,738]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">14.4±1.19</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352134C4FF83003B6E35FD714BFAFCC0" box="[277,1241,755,778]" gridrow="10" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
<th id="76F05DB8FF83003B6E35FD714D46FCC0" box="[277,613,755,778]" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Pelvic­fin length</th>
<td id="76F05DB8FF83003B6C3CFD714CB7FCC0" box="[796,916,755,778]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">12.7–17.5</td>
<td id="76F05DB8FF83003B6B66FD714BFAFCC0" box="[1094,1241,755,778]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">14.5±1.46</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352134C4FF83003B6E35FC994BFAFCF8" box="[277,1241,795,818]" gridrow="11" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
<th id="76F05DB8FF83003B6E35FC994D46FCF8" box="[277,613,795,818]" gridcol="0" gridrow="11" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Pectoral fin length</th>
<td id="76F05DB8FF83003B6C3CFC994CB7FCF8" box="[796,916,795,818]" gridcol="1" gridrow="11" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">18.9–27.0</td>
<td id="76F05DB8FF83003B6B66FC994BFAFCF8" box="[1094,1241,795,818]" gridcol="2" gridrow="11" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">22.1±2.44</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352134C4FF83003B6E35FCC14BFAFC90" box="[277,1241,835,858]" gridrow="12" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
<th id="76F05DB8FF83003B6E35FCC14D46FC90" box="[277,613,835,858]" gridcol="0" gridrow="12" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Pectoral spine length</th>
<td id="76F05DB8FF83003B6C3CFCC14CB7FC90" box="[796,916,835,858]" gridcol="1" gridrow="12" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">15.9–24.3</td>
<td id="76F05DB8FF83003B6B66FCC14BFAFC90" box="[1094,1241,835,858]" gridcol="2" gridrow="12" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">19.8±2.36</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352134C4FF83003B6E35FCEE4BFAFC49" box="[277,1241,876,899]" gridrow="13" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
<th id="76F05DB8FF83003B6E35FCEE4D46FC49" box="[277,613,876,899]" gridcol="0" gridrow="13" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Caudal total length</th>
<td id="76F05DB8FF83003B6C3CFCEE4CB7FC49" box="[796,916,876,899]" gridcol="1" gridrow="13" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">20.3–27.7</td>
<td id="76F05DB8FF83003B6B66FCEE4BFAFC49" box="[1094,1241,876,899]" gridcol="2" gridrow="13" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">23.2±2.29</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352134C4FF83003B6E35FC164BFAFC61" box="[277,1241,916,939]" gridrow="14" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
<th id="76F05DB8FF83003B6E35FC164D46FC61" box="[277,613,916,939]" gridcol="0" gridrow="14" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Adipose basal length</th>
<td id="76F05DB8FF83003B6C3CFC164CB7FC61" box="[796,916,916,939]" gridcol="1" gridrow="14" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">34.4–41.6</td>
<td id="76F05DB8FF83003B6B66FC164BFAFC61" box="[1094,1241,916,939]" gridcol="2" gridrow="14" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">37.8±2.18</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352134C4FF83003B6E35FC3E4BFAFC19" box="[277,1241,956,979]" gridrow="15" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
<th id="76F05DB8FF83003B6E35FC3E4D46FC19" box="[277,613,956,979]" gridcol="0" gridrow="15" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Adipose maximum height</th>
<td id="76F05DB8FF83003B6C3CFC3E4CB7FC19" box="[796,916,956,979]" gridcol="1" gridrow="15" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">4.7–7.3</td>
<td id="76F05DB8FF83003B6B66FC3E4BFAFC19" box="[1094,1241,956,979]" gridcol="2" gridrow="15" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">6.04±0.90</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352134C4FF83003B6E35FC664BFAFC31" box="[277,1241,996,1019]" gridrow="16" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
<th id="76F05DB8FF83003B6E35FC664D46FC31" box="[277,613,996,1019]" gridcol="0" gridrow="16" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Dorsal to adipose distance</th>
<td id="76F05DB8FF83003B6C3CFC664CB7FC31" box="[796,916,996,1019]" gridcol="1" gridrow="16" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">9.2–16.3</td>
<td id="76F05DB8FF83003B6B66FC664BFAFC31" box="[1094,1241,996,1019]" gridcol="2" gridrow="16" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">12.9±2.42</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352134C4FF83003B6E35FB8E4BFAFBE9" box="[277,1241,1036,1059]" gridrow="17" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
<th id="76F05DB8FF83003B6E35FB8E4D46FBE9" box="[277,613,1036,1059]" gridcol="0" gridrow="17" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Adipose to caudal peduncle</th>
<td id="76F05DB8FF83003B6C3CFB8E4CB7FBE9" box="[796,916,1036,1059]" gridcol="1" gridrow="17" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">7.6–10.4</td>
<td id="76F05DB8FF83003B6B66FB8E4BFAFBE9" box="[1094,1241,1036,1059]" gridcol="2" gridrow="17" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">9.0±0.96</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352134C4FF83003B6E35FBB64BFAFB81" box="[277,1241,1076,1099]" gridrow="18" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
<th id="76F05DB8FF83003B6E35FBB64D46FB81" box="[277,613,1076,1099]" gridcol="0" gridrow="18" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Caudal peduncle length</th>
<td id="76F05DB8FF83003B6C3CFBB64CB7FB81" box="[796,916,1076,1099]" gridcol="1" gridrow="18" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">14.8–19.7</td>
<td id="76F05DB8FF83003B6B66FBB64BFAFB81" box="[1094,1241,1076,1099]" gridcol="2" gridrow="18" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">17.7±1.42</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352134C4FF83003B6E35FBDE4BFAFBB9" box="[277,1241,1116,1139]" gridrow="19" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
<th id="76F05DB8FF83003B6E35FBDE4D46FBB9" box="[277,613,1116,1139]" gridcol="0" gridrow="19" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Caudal peduncle depth</th>
<td id="76F05DB8FF83003B6C3CFBDE4CB7FBB9" box="[796,916,1116,1139]" gridcol="1" gridrow="19" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">5.8–9.2</td>
<td id="76F05DB8FF83003B6B66FBDE4BFAFBB9" box="[1094,1241,1116,1139]" gridcol="2" gridrow="19" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">7.9±1.03</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352134C4FF83003B6E35FB074BFAFB56" box="[277,1241,1157,1180]" gridrow="20" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
<th id="76F05DB8FF83003B6E35FB074D46FB56" box="[277,613,1157,1180]" gridcol="0" gridrow="20" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Body depth at anus</th>
<td id="76F05DB8FF83003B6C3CFB074CB7FB56" box="[796,916,1157,1180]" gridcol="1" gridrow="20" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">11.8–18.7</td>
<td id="76F05DB8FF83003B6B66FB074BFAFB56" box="[1094,1241,1157,1180]" gridcol="2" gridrow="20" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">16.0±1.71</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352134C4FF83003B6E35FB2F4BFAFB0E" box="[277,1241,1197,1220]" gridrow="21" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
<th id="76F05DB8FF83003B6E35FB2F4D46FB0E" box="[277,613,1197,1220]" gridcol="0" gridrow="21" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Head length</th>
<td id="76F05DB8FF83003B6C3CFB2F4CB7FB0E" box="[796,916,1197,1220]" gridcol="1" gridrow="21" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">20.1–26.8</td>
<td id="76F05DB8FF83003B6B66FB2F4BFAFB0E" box="[1094,1241,1197,1220]" gridcol="2" gridrow="21" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">24.1±1.98</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352134C4FF83003B6E35FB574BFAFB26" box="[277,1241,1237,1260]" gridrow="22" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
<th id="76F05DB8FF83003B6E35FB574D46FB26" box="[277,613,1237,1260]" gridcol="0" gridrow="22" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Head width</th>
<td id="76F05DB8FF83003B6C3CFB574CB7FB26" box="[796,916,1237,1260]" gridcol="1" gridrow="22" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">15.8–24.7</td>
<td id="76F05DB8FF83003B6B66FB574BFAFB26" box="[1094,1241,1237,1260]" gridcol="2" gridrow="22" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">21.7±2.54</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352134C4FF83003B6E35FB7F4BFAFADE" box="[277,1241,1277,1300]" gridrow="23" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
<th id="76F05DB8FF83003B6E35FB7F4D46FADE" box="[277,613,1277,1300]" gridcol="0" gridrow="23" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Head depth</th>
<td id="76F05DB8FF83003B6C3CFB7F4CB7FADE" box="[796,916,1277,1300]" gridcol="1" gridrow="23" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">12.7–18.8</td>
<td id="76F05DB8FF83003B6B66FB7F4BFAFADE" box="[1094,1241,1277,1300]" gridcol="2" gridrow="23" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">16.1±1.95</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352134C4FF83003B6E35FAA74BFAFAF6" box="[277,1241,1317,1340]" gridrow="24" pageId="4" pageNumber="5" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-2="1">
<th id="76F05DB8FF83003B6E35FAA74D46FAF6" box="[277,613,1317,1340]" gridcol="0" gridrow="24" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">In % HL</th>
</tr>
<tr id="352134C4FF83003B6E35FAD24BFAFAAD" box="[277,1241,1360,1383]" gridrow="25" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
<th id="76F05DB8FF83003B6E35FAD24D46FAAD" box="[277,613,1360,1383]" gridcol="0" gridrow="25" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Snout length</th>
<td id="76F05DB8FF83003B6C3CFAD24CB7FAAD" box="[796,916,1360,1383]" gridcol="1" gridrow="25" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">42.1–48.9</td>
<td id="76F05DB8FF83003B6B66FAD24BFAFAAD" box="[1094,1241,1360,1383]" gridcol="2" gridrow="25" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">46.0±2.33</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352134C4FF83003B6E35FAFA4BFAFA45" box="[277,1241,1400,1423]" gridrow="26" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
<th id="76F05DB8FF83003B6E35FAFA4D46FA45" box="[277,613,1400,1423]" gridcol="0" gridrow="26" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Interorbital distance</th>
<td id="76F05DB8FF83003B6C3CFAFA4CB7FA45" box="[796,916,1400,1423]" gridcol="1" gridrow="26" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">29.1–40.7</td>
<td id="76F05DB8FF83003B6B66FAFA4BFAFA45" box="[1094,1241,1400,1423]" gridcol="2" gridrow="26" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">34.1±3.43</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352134C4FF83003B6E35FA224BFAFA7D" box="[277,1241,1440,1463]" gridrow="27" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
<th id="76F05DB8FF83003B6E35FA224D46FA7D" box="[277,613,1440,1463]" gridcol="0" gridrow="27" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Orbit diameter</th>
<td id="76F05DB8FF83003B6C3CFA224CB7FA7D" box="[796,916,1440,1463]" gridcol="1" gridrow="27" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">14.7–19.6</td>
<td id="76F05DB8FF83003B6B66FA224BFAFA7D" box="[1094,1241,1440,1463]" gridcol="2" gridrow="27" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">16.3±1.34</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352134C4FF83003B6E35FA4B4BFAFA2A" box="[277,1241,1481,1504]" gridrow="28" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
<th id="76F05DB8FF83003B6E35FA4B4D46FA2A" box="[277,613,1481,1504]" gridcol="0" gridrow="28" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Maxillary barbel length</th>
<td id="76F05DB8FF83003B6C3CFA4B4CB7FA2A" box="[796,916,1481,1504]" gridcol="1" gridrow="28" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">90.2–144.6</td>
<td id="76F05DB8FF83003B6B66FA4B4BFAFA2A" box="[1094,1241,1481,1504]" gridcol="2" gridrow="28" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">117.13±15.66</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352134C4FF83003B6E35FA734BFAF9C2" box="[277,1241,1521,1544]" gridrow="29" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
<th id="76F05DB8FF83003B6E35FA734D46F9C2" box="[277,613,1521,1544]" gridcol="0" gridrow="29" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Inner mandibular barbel length</th>
<td id="76F05DB8FF83003B6C3CFA734CB7F9C2" box="[796,916,1521,1544]" gridcol="1" gridrow="29" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">51.2–84.7</td>
<td id="76F05DB8FF83003B6B66FA734BFAF9C2" box="[1094,1241,1521,1544]" gridcol="2" gridrow="29" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">64.0±9.61</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352134C4FF83003B6E35F99B4BFAF9FA" box="[277,1241,1561,1584]" gridrow="30" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
<th id="76F05DB8FF83003B6E35F99B4D46F9FA" box="[277,613,1561,1584]" gridcol="0" gridrow="30" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Outer mandibular barbel length</th>
<td id="76F05DB8FF83003B6C3CF99B4CB7F9FA" box="[796,916,1561,1584]" gridcol="1" gridrow="30" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">78.7–130.2</td>
<td id="76F05DB8FF83003B6B66F99B4BFAF9FA" box="[1094,1241,1561,1584]" gridcol="2" gridrow="30" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">94.8±14.43</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BAE3686FF83FFC06E18F9044E5BF8A2" blockId="4.[264,1325,1670,1896]" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Barbels in three pairs. Maxillary barbel long and slender, extending to just beyond base of last pectoral­fin ray. Inner mandibular­barbel origin close to midline, extending to base of pectoral spine and with 2 short, thin branches on anterior half and 3–5 long, thin branches on posterior half. Outer mandibular barbel originates posterolateral of inner mandibular barbel, extending to middle of pectoral­fin base and with 3–5 long, thin branches.</paragraph>
<caption id="DF6E660EFF82FFC16E28F9574D19F89F" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/169023/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="6" targetBox="[273,1320,313,1739]" targetPageId="5">
<paragraph id="8BAE3686FF82FFC16E28F9574D19F89F" blockId="5.[264,1324,1749,1877]" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">
<emphasis id="B965EA94FF82FFC16E28F9574EA8F927" bold="true" box="[264,395,1749,1773]" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">FIGURE 1.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B965EA94FF82FFC16EB9F9544DB9F927" box="[409,666,1750,1773]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">Microsynodontis batesii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
: a. adult coloration, RMNH 34859, 74.8 mm SL, Cameroon: Lobé River; b. live coloration (fish from southern Cameroon, ca. 65 mm SL, not preserved), photograph courtesy of Erwin Schraml; c. juvenile coloration MRAC 93­108­P­0657, 22.8 mm SL; Cameroon: Ntem River drainage.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="DF6E660EFF81FFC26E2EFD214D49FCBE" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/157926/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" targetBox="[686,1313,323,887]" targetPageId="6">
<paragraph id="8BAE3686FF81FFC26E2EFD214D49FCBE" blockId="6.[270,667,675,884]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
<emphasis id="B965EA94FF81FFC26E2EFD214EB0FD71" bold="true" box="[270,403,675,699]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">FIGURE 2.</emphasis>
Lateral view of dorsal spines of: a. 
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<emphasis id="B965EA94FF81FFC26E85FD4B4D07FD2A" box="[421,548,713,736]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">M. hirsutus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, holotype, CU 87040, 62.0 mm SL and b. all other 
<taxonomicName id="4C114D05FF81FFC26E74FC914D25FCE0" box="[340,518,787,810]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Mochokidae" genus="Microsynodontis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Siluriformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B965EA94FF81FFC26E74FC914D25FCE0" box="[340,518,787,810]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Microsynodontis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(represented by 
<taxonomicName id="4C114D05FF81FFC26E0EFCBB4EBBFC9A" box="[302,408,825,848]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Mochokidae" genus="Microsynodontis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Siluriformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="batesii">
<emphasis id="B965EA94FF81FFC26E0EFCBB4EBBFC9A" box="[302,408,825,848]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">M. batesii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, CAS 155691, 62.4 mm SL). Scale bar represents 1 mm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="DF6E660EFF81FFC26E2AF98F4E18F8EE" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/169024/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" targetBox="[751,1322,1014,1839]" targetPageId="6">
<paragraph id="8BAE3686FF81FFC26E2AF98F4E18F8EE" blockId="6.[266,736,1549,1828]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
<emphasis id="B965EA94FF81FFC26E2AF98F4EB3F9EF" bold="true" box="[266,400,1549,1573]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">FIGURE 3.</emphasis>
Magnified view of the right ventrorbital region, showing tubercle morphology in mature males of: a. 
<taxonomicName id="4C114D05FF81FFC26D7FF9CF4DFAF9AE" box="[607,729,1613,1636]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Mochokidae" genus="Microsynodontis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Siluriformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="hirsutus">
<emphasis id="B965EA94FF81FFC26D7FF9CF4DFAF9AE" box="[607,729,1613,1636]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">M. hirsutus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, holotype, CU 87040, 62.0 mm SL; and b. all other 
<taxonomicName id="4C114D05FF81FFC26E6DF90F4EDCF96E" box="[333,511,1677,1700]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Mochokidae" genus="Microsynodontis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Siluriformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B965EA94FF81FFC26E6DF90F4EDCF96E" box="[333,511,1677,1700]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Microsynodontis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(represented by 
<taxonomicName id="4C114D05FF81FFC26DE3F90F4E72F90E" class="Actinopterygii" family="Mochokidae" genus="Microsynodontis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Siluriformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="batesii">
<emphasis id="B965EA94FF81FFC26DE3F90F4E72F90E" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">M. batesii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, RMNH 34859, 74.8 mm SL). Both photographs were taken under identical magnification (50X). Scale bar indicates 0.5 mm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="DF6E660EFF80FFC36E2CFCE84DEAFB16" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/157928/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" targetBox="[724,1318,334,1243]" targetPageId="7">
<paragraph id="8BAE3686FF80FFC36E2CFCE84DEAFB16" blockId="7.[268,713,874,1244]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
<emphasis id="B965EA94FF80FFC36E2CFCE84EB5FC48" bold="true" box="[268,406,874,898]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">FIGURE 4.</emphasis>
Dorsal view of pectoral spines of: a. 
<taxonomicName id="4C114D05FF80FFC36EBFFC0F4D3EFC6E" box="[415,541,909,932]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Mochokidae" genus="Microsynodontis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Siluriformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="armatus">
<emphasis id="B965EA94FF80FFC36EBFFC0F4D3EFC6E" box="[415,541,909,932]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">M. armatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, holotype, CU 89392, 27.4 mm SL; b. 
<taxonomicName id="4C114D05FF80FFC36D61FC324DE3FC0D" box="[577,704,944,967]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Mochokidae" genus="Microsynodontis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Siluriformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="christyi">
<emphasis id="B965EA94FF80FFC36D61FC324DE3FC0D" box="[577,704,944,967]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">M. christyi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, MRAC 61801, 37.5 mm SL; c. 
<taxonomicName id="4C114D05FF80FFC36D43FC504E79FBC6" class="Actinopterygii" family="Mochokidae" genus="Microsynodontis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Siluriformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="emarginatus">
<emphasis id="B965EA94FF80FFC36D43FC504E79FBC6" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">M. emarginatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, paratype, CU 80567, 32.0 mm SL; d. 
<taxonomicName id="4C114D05FF80FFC36E4EFB9A4D2EFBE5" box="[366,525,1048,1071]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Mochokidae" genus="Microsynodontis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Siluriformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="laevigatus">
<emphasis id="B965EA94FF80FFC36E4EFB9A4D2EFBE5" box="[366,525,1048,1071]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">M. laevigatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, paratype, CU 88265, 28.1 mm SL; e. 
<taxonomicName id="4C114D05FF80FFC36D2AFBB84D5FFB9B" box="[522,636,1082,1105]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Mochokidae" genus="Microsynodontis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Siluriformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="notatus">
<emphasis id="B965EA94FF80FFC36D2AFBB84D5FFB9B" box="[522,636,1082,1105]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">M. notatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, holotype, MRAC 80­51­P­839, 41.0 mm SL; f. all other 
<taxonomicName id="4C114D05FF80FFC36EA8FB024D18FB5D" box="[392,571,1152,1175]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Mochokidae" genus="Microsynodontis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Siluriformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B965EA94FF80FFC36EA8FB024D18FB5D" box="[392,571,1152,1175]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Microsynodontis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(represented by 
<taxonomicName id="4C114D05FF80FFC36E16FB204E89FB73" box="[310,426,1186,1209]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Mochokidae" genus="Microsynodontis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Siluriformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="batesii">
<emphasis id="B965EA94FF80FFC36E16FB204E89FB73" box="[310,426,1186,1209]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">M. batesii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, MRAC 93­085­P­0280, 42.6 mm SL). Scale bar represents 1 mm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8BAE3686FF80FFC36E18FAC54EE7FA43" blockId="7.[264,1323,1351,1897]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Eye ovoid, horizontal axis longest; located entirely in dorsal half of head. Orbit without free margin.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BAE3686FF80FFC36E18FA154DC0F96B" blockId="7.[264,1323,1351,1897]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Mouth inferior and crescent­shaped; lips plicate. Oral teeth in rows on all tooth­bearing surfaces. Premaxillae narrow, with narrow ventral shelf and partially exposed when mouth closed. Primary teeth 10–15, conical and separated from secondary teeth by distinct gap. Secondary teeth 40–85, acutely pointed and recurved; disposed in 3–4 rows. Tertiary teeth 17–29, elongate, villiform and extending over full width of premaxillae. Dentary teeth 17–28, acutely pointed, strongly recurved and broader than secondary teeth; disposed in one or two transverse bands.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BAE3686FF80FFCC6E18F92D4BE7FD54" blockId="7.[264,1323,1351,1897]" lastBlockId="8.[264,1325,284,1870]" lastPageId="8" lastPageNumber="9" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
Dorsal fin located at anterior third of body, with convex margin and II,6 (39) or II,7 (3) rays. Dorsal­fin spine long, stout and slightly curved; smooth on both anterior and posterior margins. Adipose fin long, extending for most of postdorsal distance; margin slightly convex for entire length and posterior end deeply incised. Caudal fin rounded, with i,6,5,i (26) or i,6,6,i (16) principal rays. Procurrent rays symmetrical and extend only slightly anterior to fin base. Anal­fin base located ventral to posterior half of adipose fin. Anal fin with iv,7 (30); iv,8 (9); iv,9 (2) or iv,10 (1) rays and convex margin. Pelvic­fin origin at vertical ventral to posterior end of dorsal­fin base. Pelvic fin with i,6 (42) rays and slightly convex margin; tip of appressed fin not reaching anal­fin origin. Pectoral fin with I,5,i (13); I,6 (28) or I,6,i (1) rays; spine slightly curved and stout (
<figureCitation id="132A2A03FF8FFFCC6CF7FE3E4B3EFE1C" box="[983,1053,444,470]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="7.[268,372,874,898]" captionTargetBox="[724,1318,334,1243]" captionTargetId="figure@7.[723,1318,312,1243]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="FIGURE 4. Dorsal view of pectoral spines of: a. M. armatus, holotype, CU 89392, 27.4 mm SL; b. M. christyi, MRAC 61801, 37.5 mm SL; c. M. emarginatus, paratype, CU 80567, 32.0 mm SL; d. M. laevigatus, paratype, CU 88265, 28.1 mm SL; e. M. notatus, holotype, MRAC 80 ­ 51 ­ P­ 839, 41.0 mm SL; f. all other Microsynodontis (represented by M. batesii, MRAC 93 ­ 085 ­ P­ 0280, 42.6 mm SL). Scale bar represents 1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/157928/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
f). Anterior spine margin with 22–33 small serrations along entire length of spine; serrations antrorse (distally directed) on distal two­thirds and anteriorly directed on proximal third. Posterior spine margin with 6–14 strong serrations along entire length. Pectoral­fin margin convex posteriorly. Vertebrae 13+22=35 (6); 11+25=36 (1); 12+24=36 (4); 13+23=36 (3); 14+22=36 (2); 12+25=37 (5); 13+24=37 (4); 12+26=38 (2); 13+25=38 (7) or 14+23=37 (1).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BAE3686FF8FFFCC6E18FD2E4BF8FCDC" blockId="8.[264,1325,284,1870]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Males with numerous tubercles on sides of head on region extending from snout to preopercle, and long genital papilla situated immediately posterior to anus. Females with fewer tubercles on sides of head, and with smaller, distally flattened genital papilla.</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B965EA94FF8FFFCC6E18FCA64EE5FCF4" bold="true" box="[312,454,804,830]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Coloration.</emphasis>
In 70% ethanol (adults larger than ca. 
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SL): dorsal and lateral surfaces and of head and body medium brown, fading to cream or light grayish brown on ventral third of body, belly (with large faint brown spots), and ventral surface of head (
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a). Snout with a series of cream spots delineating anterior and posterior nares, sometimes coalescing to form cream band running from anterior orbital margin to tip of snout. Cheek region with one or two cream spots immediately ventral to orbit. Cream band encircling nape at supraoccipital. Dorsal third of body with series of four cream vertical bar­shaped marks extending beyond lateral midline of body: first at middle of dorsal­fin base, second at adipose­fin origin, third at middle of adipose­fin base and last on caudal peduncle immediately posterior to adipose fin, sometimes encircling caudal peduncle as cream band. Ventral third of flanks with a longitudinal series of five to seven cream spots or vertical bar­shaped marks. Dorsal­, pectoral­, pelvic­ and anal­fin rays with brown spots arranged in two or three bands. Caudal­fin rays with brown spots arranged in four bands and hyaline interradial membranes. Live coloration similar, with the addition of a faint dark reticulate pattern overlying the body (
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b).
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Coloration of juveniles (smaller than ca. 
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SL) similar, except for more prominent brown spotting on ventral surfaces, and larger cream markings that sometimes assume more vermiform shapes, partially coalescing to form reticulate pattern (
<figureCitation id="132A2A03FF8FFFCC6BE4FA4E4A29FA2C" box="[1220,1290,1484,1510]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="5.[264,368,1749,1773]" captionTargetBox="[273,1320,313,1739]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[273,1322,311,1742]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 1. Microsynodontis batesii: a. adult coloration, RMNH 34859, 74.8 mm SL, Cameroon: Lobé River; b. live coloration (fish from southern Cameroon, ca. 65 mm SL, not preserved), photograph courtesy of Erwin Schraml; c. juvenile coloration MRAC 93 ­ 108 ­ P­ 0657, 22.8 mm SL; Cameroon: Ntem River drainage." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/169023/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Fig. 1</figureCitation>
c). Pectoral fins hyaline, with scattered brown spots. Dorsal, anal and caudal fin with brown spots arranged in transverse bands.
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<subSubSection id="C30B650DFF8FFFCC6E18F9C64DFCF964" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" type="distribution">
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<emphasis id="B965EA94FF8FFFCC6E18F9C64EFBF994" bold="true" box="[312,472,1604,1630]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Distribution.</emphasis>
Known from the Ntem River drainage in southern 
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and northern 
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, as well as the Campo, Ivindo, Lobé, Nyong and Sanaga River drainages in southern and central 
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(
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).
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<subSubSection id="C30B650DFF8FFFCD6E18F93E4BCFFE4C" lastPageId="9" lastPageNumber="10" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="8BAE3686FF8FFFCD6E18F93E4BCFFE4C" blockId="8.[264,1325,284,1870]" lastBlockId="9.[264,1323,284,390]" lastPageId="9" lastPageNumber="10" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">
<emphasis id="B965EA94FF8FFFCC6E18F93E4E92F91C" bold="true" box="[312,433,1724,1750]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Remarks.</emphasis>
Although 
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<emphasis id="B965EA94FF8FFFCC6D1AF93E4D92F91F" box="[570,689,1724,1749]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">M. batesii</emphasis>
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appears to have a much wider distribution compared to all other 
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<emphasis id="B965EA94FF8FFFCC6EB1F9664D76F937" box="[401,597,1764,1789]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Microsynodontis</emphasis>
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from lower 
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(
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, 
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&amp; 
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), it is possible that more than one species is involved in what is recognized as 
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<emphasis id="B965EA94FF8FFFCC6CB4F88E4B2FF8EF" box="[916,1036,1804,1829]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">M. batesii</emphasis>
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here. In particular, the populations from the northernmost extent of its distribution (i.e. from the Nyong and Sanaga River drainages) should be further studied to verify their conspecificity with the material from southern 
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and northern 
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, but the paucity of relevant material available for study does not allow for more a more conclusive test of this hypothesis.
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