besse, Characinus Joannis [L. de] 1835:no page number, Pl. 10 [Magasin de Zoologie 1835 (5 anneé); ref. 2355] Nile River at Thebes, Egypt. Syntypes: MNHN A-9721 (2, poor condition). Type catalog: Bertin 1948:42 [ref. 19577]. •Valid as Ichthyborus besse (Joannis 1835) -- (Vari 1979:335 [ref. 5490], Daget & Gosse 1984:197 [ref. 6185], Gosse in Lévêque et al. 1990:241 [ref. 21589], Poll & Gosse 1995:151 [ref. 24781], Neumann et al. 2016:305 [ref. 35036]). Current status: Valid as Ichthyborus besse (Joannis 1835). Distichodontidae. Distribution: Egypt. Habitat: freshwater.