Synodontis nigrita

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Siluriformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Siluriformes

Familia: Mochokidae
Subfamilia: Mochokinae
Genus: Synodontis
Species: Synodontis nigrita

Name

• Synodontis nigrita Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840

Holotype: MNHN 0000-3051.

Type locality: Senegal, Senegal River.[1]

Etymology: The author gave this epithet because he believed that the species is unique to Senegal, which was in ancient times called the Niger (in Latin Nigrita).

Synonyms

• Synodontis ornatus Pappenheim in Pappenheim & Boulenger, 1914
• ? Synodontis fascipinna Nichols & La Monte, 1953

References

• Cuvier, G. & Valenciennes, A.; 1840: Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome quinzième. Suite du livre dix-septième. Siluroïdes. 15: 1–540, Pls. 421-455.
• Nichols, J. T. & La Monte, F. R.; 1953: Two new African catfishes from eastern French Equatorial Africa. American Museum Novitates, 1648: 1–4.
• Pappenheim, P. & Boulenger, G. A.; 1914: Fische. - Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der deutschen Zentral-Afrika Expedition, 1907-1908, 5 (Zool. 3): 225–260, Pls. 1-10.
• Poll, M., 1971: Révision des Synodontis Africains (Famille Mochocidae). Annales du Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Serie 8, Sciences Zoologiques, 191: 1–497.
• Synodontis nigrita in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.