| Citation | Skelton, P.H., 2001, A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa.. Cape Town (South Africa): Struik Publishers, 395 p. |
| Ref. | Skelton, P.H., 2001 |
| Page | 119 |
| Named Used as Valid | Mesobola brevianalis |
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| Locality | |
| Distribution | Cunene, Okavango, upper Zambezi systems and east coastal rivers from the Limpopo to the Umfolozi in northern KwaZulu-Natal; an isolated population in the Orange River below the Augrabies Falls |
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