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Geography

Data last updated
Mon 1 Dec 2025

species Mutela dubia (Gmelin, 1791): specimens

26 available nominal species synonyms (36 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Mutela dubia — Graf & Cummings (2007), Hoeh et al. (2009), Van Damme & Van Bocxlaer (2009), IUCN (2010), Bogan (2010), ... Wu et al. (2023), Wu et al. (2024), Galal-Khallaf et al. (2024), Dai et al. (2025), Chen et al. (2025)
Mutela dubia dubia — Graf & Cummings (2007)
Mutela dubia garambae — Graf & Cummings (2007), IUCN (2010)
Mutela dubia nilotica — Graf & Cummings (2007), IUCN (2010)
Mutela dubia emini — Graf & Cummings (2007), IUCN (2010)

Range

Widespread in western Africa, the Congo and Nile.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Mutela dubia

MUSSELp Specimen Records

Benin

MNHN_MP_0607 Dahomey, cercle de Zagnanado, sur les rivieres du Bas Oueme a Dogba	MNHN_MP_0606 Dahomey: Cercle de Zagnanado sur les rives du bas Ouémé à [Asuandjitomé]	MNHN_MP_0583 Kotonou
MNHN_MP_0585 Kotonou	IRSNB_MP_0423 Lagune de Kotomou	IRSNB_MP_0425 Lagune de Kotomou
IRSNB_MP_0425 Lagune de Kotomou	MNHN_MP_0592 pres Zagnanado, Dahomey	MNHN_MP_0602 Zananado, bords de l’Oueme, Dahomey

Cameroon

MNHN_MP_0601 Lac Ossa	MNHN_MP_0587 Nono, riv. Wuri	MNHN_MP_0587 Nono, riv. Wuri
BMNH_1911-10-27-3 River Logone, South of Lake Chad

Central African Republic

MNHN_MP_0542 affluent de la Kémo at de la Comi (trib Oubangi - Congo)	MNHN_MP_0203 Haut Oubangui	MNHN_MP_0203 Haut Oubangui
MNHN_MP_0589 Mamoun (Chari)

Chad

MNHN_MP_0624 Baga Sola, Lac Tchad	UMMZ_248788 Chari River, sand bar in river, at J’D’jamena, Republic of Chad	MNHN_MP_0593 Fort Lamy, Chari
MNHN_MP_0632 Fort Lamy, lac Tchad, dans le Chari	MNHN_MP_0292 Lac Chad	MNHN_MP_0197 Lac Tchad
MNHN_MP_0197 Lac Tchad	MNHN_MP_0197 Lac Tchad	MNHN_MP_0225 Lac Tchad
MNHN_MP_0225 Lac Tchad	MNHN_MP_0238 Lac Tchad	MNHN_MP_0238 Lac Tchad
MNHN_MP_0301 Lac Tchad	MNHN_MP_0301 Lac Tchad	MNHN_MP_0301 Lac Tchad
MNHN_MP_0613 Lac Tchad	MNHN_MP_0614 Lac Tchad	MNHN_MP_0614 Lac Tchad
MNHN_MP_0615 Lac Tchad	MNHN_MP_0617 Lac Tchad	MNHN_MP_0618 Lac Tchad
MNHN_MP_0619 Lac Tchad	MNHN_MP_0620 Lac Tchad	MNHN_MP_0622 Lac Tchad
MNHN_MP_0622 Lac Tchad	MNHN_MP_0612_01 Lac Tchad (Bol)	MNHN_MP_0616 Lac Tchad (nord)
MNHN_MP_0611 Lac Tchad, Baga Sola	MNHN_MP_0628 Lac Tchad, Baga Sola	MRAC_798073 Lac Tchad: Fort Lamy
IRSNB_MP_0529 Lac Tchad...	BMNH_1932-2-8-64-67 Lake Chad	BMNH_1932-2-8-64-67 Lake Chad
BMNH_1923-3-6-15 Lake Chad, Sudan	MNHN_MP_0626 Le Bas Chari	MNHN_MP_0625 Mayo Kebi près e Lére (Tchad)
SMF_12248_01 Muse Elu (Lere See), Benue Gebiet	MNHN_MP_0608 Parc National de Zakouma, Tchad	MNHN_MP_0631 Samia (lac Tchad)

Congo (Brazzaville)

MNHN_MP_0579
L’Oubangui

MNHN_MP_0749
Oubanghi (bas)

Congo (DRC)

AMNH_72066 Aba River, Africa	AMNH_72066 Aba River, Africa	ZMB_112993 Albert See, Kassenji
MRAC_58443 Garamba	ANSP_134051 Garamba River, Belgian Congo	IRSNB_MP_0696 Kasenga Luapula, Congo Belge
ZMB_MP_0392 Kassenge, SW Albert Nyansa	ZMB_MP_0392 Kassenge, SW Albert Nyansa	ZMB_108807 Kassenye, Albert Nyanza
ZMB_108807 Kassenye, Albert Nyanza	MRAC_483032 Lac Albert Kasenyi	MRAC_58440 Lac Albert Kasenyi
MRAC_59259 Lac Albert Mahagi	MRAC_58433 Lac Albert Mahagi Port	MRAC_58436 Lac Albert Mahagi Port
MRAC_58931 Lac Albert Mahagi Port	IRSNB_MP_0706 Lac Edouard Isango, Congo Belge	MCZ_41064 Lake Albert, Mahagi, Belgian Congo
MCZ_172816 Lake Edward, Ishango, Belgian Congo	MCZ_171875 Lake Edward, N shore, Kasindi, Belgian Congo	AMNH_72067 Middle Garambe River, Belgian Congo (Zaire), Africa
AMNH_72067 Middle Garambe River, Belgian Congo (Zaire), Africa	IRSNB_MP_0679 Nsendwe, Congo Belge	IRSNB_MP_0726 Nsendwe, Congo Belge [This doesn’t look like anything from the Congo]
IRSNB_MP_0680 Nsendwe, Haut-Lualaba, Congo Belge	ZMB_108808 Undussuma, ... Albert Nyansa	ZMB_108808 Undussuma, ... Albert Nyansa
ANSP_133858 W shore of L. Albert	ANSP_133858 W shore of L. Albert

Côte d'Ivoire

MNHN_MP_0597
Côte d’Ivoire, river Bagoe pres de Kouto, (bassin de Niger)

Egypt

USNM_126439 [Nile R.], Nubia, Africa	USNM_126439 [Nile R.], Nubia, Africa	USNM_126439 [Nile R.], Nubia, Africa
USNM_126439 [Nile R.], Nubia, Africa	SMF_319215 Abu Simbel, shore of Lake Nassar, Aegypten	SMF_319215 Abu Simbel, shore of Lake Nassar, Aegypten
SMF_319215 Abu Simbel, shore of Lake Nassar, Aegypten	IRSNB_MP_0389 Alexandrie	BMNH_MP_211 Bahr el Faraomijeh
ZMB_35201 Bahr el Jussuf	SMF_12256 Bahr el Karum, bei El Fayum, U. Eg.	MNHN_MP_0280 Bahr Yousef, Egypte
MNHN_MP_0280 Bahr Yousef, Egypte	IRSNB_MP_0375 Canal Ismaileh (eau douce) a Ismailia	UMMZ_111984 Canal Mahmoudich, Egypt
UMMZ_111999 Canal Mahmoudich, Egypt	IRSNB_MP_0642 Canal Mahmoudieh, Egypte	MNHN_MP_0595 canal, d’Ismallia (Egypte)
MNHN_MP_0598 canal, Ismalia	MNHN_MP_0594 canal, Ismallia	UMMZ_111998 Darde, nr Asswan, Egypt
SMF_83007 Debod, Egypten	SMF_83009 Debod, Egypten	MNHN_MP_0636 du canal St. Joseph, Egypte, Nil
UF_93228 Egypt	MNHN_MP_0612_02 Egypte	MNHN_MP_0630 Egypte
MRAC_59008 Egypte: Canal Mahmoudieh	MRAC_58572 Egypte: le Nil	SMF_12257 Egypten, Africa
IRSNB_MP_0694 Ismaila	IRSNB_MP_0391 Ismaila dans le canal d’eau douce Ismailia	MNHN_MP_0635 Ismailia canal
IRSNB_MP_0392 Ismailia dans le canal d’eau douce Ismailieh	MNHN_MP_0634 Ismalia	UMMZ_57494 Lake Karum, Karanis, Fayum District, Egypt
UMMZ_57494 Lake Karum, Karanis, Fayum District, Egypt	MNHN_MP_0629 Le Nil, Egypte	ANSP_146183 Mahmoudich Canal, Africa
SMF_12250_02 Mahmudie-Kanal, bei Alexandrien	SMF_319638 Nil bei Luxor, Egypten	MNHN_MP_0633 Nil, Egypt
USNM_86783 Nile R., Egypt	USNM_86783 Nile R., Egypt	USNM_86783 Nile R., Egypt
USNM_86783 Nile R., Egypt	AMNH_30889 Nile River, Egypt	ANSP_149616 Nile River, Egypt
DMNH_120068 Nile River, Egypt	MCZ_156706 Nile River, Egypt	MCZ_60131 Nile River, Egypt
MCZ_60131 Nile River, Egypt	UMMZ_46010 Nile River, Egypt	ANSP_403518 Nile River, Maadi, about 10 km south of Cairo, Egypt; 29 58- -N, 031 15 --E
UF_270738 Nile River, North of Alexandria, Egypt	SMF_83008 Nilufer Insel, Elephantine yegenub. Assuan	SMF_12253 Ob. Egypten [Upper Egypt]
UMMZ_111982 Port Said	USNM_126956B R. Nile, Egypt	USNM_126956B R. Nile, Egypt
USNM_126956B R. Nile, Egypt	USNM_126956B R. Nile, Egypt	AMNH_292216 River Nile, Egypt
AMNH_31288 River Nile, Egypt	MCZ_134061 Suez at Port Said, Egypt	BMNH_46-7-24-18 Syene, Egypt
BMNH_46-7-24-18 Syene, Egypt	USNM_160045 Syene, Upper Egypt	MNHN_MP_0623 The Nile, Egypt
UMMZ_111981 The Nile, Egypt

BMNH_46-7-24-19. Syene, Egypt

Gambia

MNHN_MP_0534
Gambie

Ghana

MRAC_799166 Ghana: lac Volta, Agogovi Kope	MRAC_799165 Ghana: lac Volta, Kabutey	MRAC_799163 Ghana: lac Volta, Zikpo
MRAC_799164 Ghana: lac Volta, Zikpo	MRAC_799164 Ghana: lac Volta, Zikpo

Kenya

BMNH_1904-7-17-5
Lake Rudolf

Mali

MNHN_MP_0586 Bamako (canal)	MNHN_MP_0588 Bamakou, Niger	MNHN_MP_0512 Haut Senegal, Niger
IRSNB_MP_0395 Koulikoro Niger	MNHN_MP_0605 Niger, pres d’ Mopti	MNHN_MP_0591 Yiri Madio (Niger)
MNHN_MP_0591 Yiri Madio (Niger)

Morocco

MNHN_MP_0582
Maroc

Niger

MNHN_MP_0580 Gourao	MNHN_MP_0584 Gourao	MNHN_MP_0609 Gourao (Niger)
MNHN_MP_0610 Gourao (Niger)	MNHN_MP_0610 Gourao (Niger)	MNHN_MP_0627 Ténéré

Nigeria

BMNH_1905-1-30-9-12 N. Nigeria	ZMB_17668 Niger Maschel bei Rabba	BMNH_1949-12-7-2 Niger River, Lokoja, Nigeria
BMNH_904-5-19-1-5 The Dago at Zungeru, Northern Nigeria	MCZ_40868 Wudil, Kano, Northern Nigeria

Senegal

MNHN_MP_0543 de al Faleme.... confluent dans le Sénégal	MNHN_MP_0599 Faleme, Senegal	MNHN_MP_0245 Fleuve Faleme, Senegal
MNHN_MP_0245 Fleuve Faleme, Senegal	MNHN_MP_0531 Pambélé sur de Sénégal (Afrique occidentale)	AMNH_30887 Senegal
AMNH_31290 Senegal	AMNH_31291 Senegal	AMNH_61950 Senegal
BMNH_40-2-22-21 Senegal	BMNH_MP_188 Senegal	BMNH_MP_258 Senegal
CM_61.1541 Senegal	DMNH_172993 Senegal	DMNH_173146 Senegal
IRSNB_MP_0377 Senegal	IRSNB_MP_0634 Senegal	IRSNB_MP_0677 Senegal
IRSNB_MP_0688 Senegal	MNHN_MP_0523 Senegal	MNHN_MP_0525 Senegal
MNHN_MP_0533 Senegal	MNHN_MP_0535 Senegal	MNHN_MP_0537 Senegal
MNHN_MP_0537 Senegal	MNHN_MP_0539 Senegal	MNHN_MP_0544 Senegal
MRAC_57575 Senegal	MRAC_57576 Senegal	MRAC_58424 Senegal
ZMB_112989 Senegal	ZMB_112998 Senegal	MCZ_171542 Senegal, French West Africa
UMMZ_111977 Senegambia, West Africa	UMMZ_111977 Senegambia, West Africa

Sudan

MRAC_58425 Embouchure du Nil Blanc	IRSNB_MP_0371 Fachoda	SMF_12254 Fachoda
ZMB_53587 Fachoda	UMMZ_111993 Fachoda, Anglo Egyptian Sudan	MNHN_MP_0689 Fleuve Blanc
BMNH_1923-6-8-1142 Gebel Ahmed Agha	BMNH_MP_190 Gebel Ahmed Agha	BMNH_MP_198 Gebel En
MCZ_75736 Gel River, between Rumbek and Tonj, Equitoria, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan	SMF_993 Lakadivia-Insel, Bahr-el-Abiad [Bahr al Abyad = White Nile] [Sudan]	MCZ_88900 Lol River, Nyanlel, Equitoria, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
BMNH_MP_179 Masran Is.	BMNH_MP_186 Masran Island	BMNH_MP_380 mouth of the White Nile
BMNH_MP_385 mouth of the White Nile	SMF_319214 N Sudan	SMF_319214 N Sudan
BMNH_1923-6-8-1157-1160 near Mogran, S. Sudan	MNHN_MP_0673 Nil Blanc	MNHN_MP_0675 Nil Blanc
MNHN_MP_0676 Nil Blanc	MNHN_MP_0677 Nil Blanc	MNHN_MP_0678 Nil Blanc
MNHN_MP_0685 Nil Blanc	IRSNB_MP_0390 riv. SE du lac Tchad entre Bol et le confluent du Bahr el Gazal	UMMZ_108020 River Nile, between Rejat and Nimula, Sudan, East Africa
ZMB_37440 Sennaar	MNHN_MP_0679 Sennar	MNHN_MP_0684 Sennar
MNHN_MP_0682 Soudan Anglo Egyptien	MNHN_MP_0683 Soudan Anglo Egyptien	MRAC_97746 Soudan: Bahr el Abiad, Aradiba
MRAC_97730 Soudan: Bahr el Abiad, Khor Adar	MRAC_799133 Soudan: rive gauche du Nil a Eyzumar pres du Village de Tabo Northern Prov.	BMNH_MP_196 south of Melut
SMF_12251 Sudan	UMMZ_248936 Swampy area North of Kosti bridge, White Nile River, Sudan	UMMZ_248935 Swampy bank of White Nile of Kosti, Sudan & across from Aba Is.
UMMZ_111988 Upper Nile, Africa	USNM_215180 White Nile, Gordon Tree, above Khartoum	USNM_215180 White Nile, Gordon Tree, above Khartoum
USNM_215180 White Nile, Gordon Tree, above Khartoum	USNM_215180 White Nile, Gordon Tree, above Khartoum	BMNH_1923-6-8-1161 White Nile, Khartum, S. Sudan

Uganda

USNM_215182 Albert Nyanza, Butiaba	USNM_215182 Albert Nyanza, Butiaba	USNM_215182 Albert Nyanza, Butiaba
SMF_12249 Kioga See, zw Victoria und Albert See, O. Afrika	MCZ_53506 Kioga, lake between Lake Albert and Lake Victoria, Uganda	MNHN_MP_0687 lac albert, Kaiso (Afrique Orientale)
UMMZ_111985 Lake Albert, British Uganda, Africa	UMMZ_111985 Lake Albert, British Uganda, Africa	MCZ_139758 Lake Albert, Bugungu, near Butiaba, Uganda
BMNH_1940-7-31-1-3 Lake Albert, Butiaba	MCZ_175081 Lake Albert, Butiaba, Uganda	USNM_606826 Lake Albert, Butiaba, Uganda
USNM_606826 Lake Albert, Butiaba, Uganda	USNM_606826 Lake Albert, Butiaba, Uganda	UMMZ_67728 Lake Albert, Butiaba, Uganda, East Africa
UMMZ_67728 Lake Albert, Butiaba, Uganda, East Africa	BMNH_MP_191 Lake Albert, Ugandan shore, between Kibro and Tonya	ANSP_164951 Lake Edward, Butiaba, Africa
MCZ_260519 Lake Victoria, Queen Elizabeth Park, Uganda	UMMZ_108021 Masindi, between L. Albert and Victoria, Africa	USNM_215183 Rhino Camp, L. Enclave
USNM_215183 Rhino Camp, L. Enclave	USNM_215183 Rhino Camp, L. Enclave	ANSP_348827 Stand of Lake Albert, Butiaba, Uganda; 1.48 N; 31.21 E
BMNH_MP_174 Tonia, Albert Nyanza	BMNH_1930-12-3-365-367 Uganda	MNHN_MP_0688 Uganda

unknown

IRSNB_MP_0372 [locality illegible]	AMNH_30888 [no locality available - Africa]	AMNH_30890 [no locality available - Africa]
AMNH_61953 [no locality available - Africa]	IRSNB_MP_0366 [no locality available - Africa]	IRSNB_MP_0369 [no locality available - Africa]
IRSNB_MP_0370 [no locality available - Africa]	IRSNB_MP_0398 [no locality available - Africa]	IRSNB_MP_0398 [no locality available - Africa]
IRSNB_MP_0418 [no locality available - Africa]	IRSNB_MP_0693 [no locality available - Africa]	MNHN_MP_0577 [no locality available - Africa]
MNHN_MP_0686 [no locality available - Africa]	SMF_12252 [no locality available - Africa]	SMF_12255 [no locality available - Africa]
USNM_86775 [no locality available - Africa]	USNM_86775 [no locality available - Africa]	ZMB_9617 [no locality available - Africa]
ANSP_41818 Africa	BMNH_MP_201 Africa	BMNH_MP_202 Africa
BMNH_MP_217 Africa	BMNH_MP_219 Africa	FMNH_3259 Africa
IRSNB_MP_0386 Africa	MRAC_58428 Africa	UMMZ_111973 Africa
UMMZ_111973 Africa	UMMZ_22892 Africa	UMMZ_22892 Africa
UMMZ_23171 Africa	MRAC_58423 Africale	ZMB_111982 Afrika
ZMB_112992 Afrika	ZMB_112997 Afrika	IRSNB_MP_0459_02 Afrique Tropicale
IRSNB_MP_0678 Afrique Tropicale	IRSNB_MP_0757 Afrique Tropicale	ZMB_112994 Albert Eduard See
ZMB_112995 Albert Eduard See	BMNH_1901-8-16-13 Albert Nyanza	BMNH_1901-8-16-24 Albert Nyanza, British Central Africa
BMNH_46-4-24-17 Egypt & Senegal	BMNH_MP_199 Egypt & Senegal	ZMB_109093 Ituri [this is presumably from Lake Albert]
IRSNB_MP_0340 Lac Albert	MRAC_614283 Lac Edouard, plage de Berra	MRAC_406727 Lac Edward
MRAC_783612 Lac Edward	BMNH_MP_165 Lake Albert	MCZ_72825 Lake Edward, Uganda
ZMB_112987 Land	IRSNB_MP_0630 Le Nil	MNHN_MP_0578 Le Nil
MNHN_MP_0637 Le Nil	MNHN_MP_0674 Le Nil	MNHN_MP_0722 Le Nil
MRAC_58557 Le Nil	MRAC_58571 Le Nil	DMNH_56407 Le Nil (Nile River)
MRAC_275691 Mabaqi, presque’ile Tunduru	ZMB_111981 Mbugu, Victoria Nyansa	ZMB_112974 Mion
MNHN_MP_0590 Niger	MNHN_MP_0603 Niger	MNHN_MP_0604 Niger
MNHN_MP_0715 Niger	IRSNB_MP_0400 Nil	IRSNB_MP_0631 Nil
IRSNB_MP_0636 Nil	IRSNB_MP_0682 Nil	IRSNB_MP_0690 Nil
MNHN_MP_0596 Nil	MNHN_MP_0600 Nil	MNHN_MP_0638 Nil
MNHN_MP_0639 Nil	MNHN_MP_0640 Nil	SMF_12247 Nil in Nubien
BMNH_1900-7-17-304 Nile River	BMNH_46-7-24-15-16 Nile River	BMNH_MP_173 Nile River
BMNH_MP_177 Nile River	BMNH_MP_205 Nile River	UF_93193 Nile River
ANSP_129951 River Nile	ANSP_9059 River Nile	USNM_25683 River Nile
USNM_25683 River Nile	UMMZ_111976 The Nile	UMMZ_111979 The Nile, Africa
UMMZ_111986_02 Tropical Africa	IRSNB_MP_0385 Victoria See Uganda	SMF_319216 Viktoria-See, Tansania [Lake Victoria, Tanzania]
SMF_319216 Viktoria-See, Tansania [Lake Victoria, Tanzania]	ANSP_125479 W. Africa	MRAC_58427 West Africa
UMMZ_111975 West Africa

UMMZ_195669.

UMMZ_84195.

Genbank Vouchers

There are no georeferenced Genbank vouchers for this species in the MUSSELpdb.