| Citation | Banister, K.E. and R.G. Bailey, 1979, Fishes collected by the Zaïre River Expedition, 1974-75.. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 66:205-249. |
| Ref. | 45434 Banister, K.E. and R.G. Bailey, 1979 |
| Page | 221;fig.5 |
| Named Used as Valid | Barbus papilio |
| Comment | Original species description. |
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