Centromochlus (Balroglanis)

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: Auchenipteridae
Subfamilia: Centromochlinae
Genus: Centromochlus
Subgenus: Centromochlus (Balroglanis)
Species: C. (B.) bockmanni – C. (B.) britskii – C. (B.) concolor – C. (B.) macracanthus – C. (B.) punctatus – C. (B.) reticulatus – C. (B.) schultzi – C. (B.) simplex

Name

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Centromochlus (Balroglanis) Grant, 2015

Etymology: Balroglanis is derived from the Maia, a Balrog known as Durin's Bane, who terrorised Durin the Deathless' descendants in Khazad-dûm, in J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings legendarium, and Greek, glanis = a catfish. The name has been given to recognise the larger size of species of the subgenus when compared with Duringlanis, the relationship between the two subgenera and the two fictional characters, and the 'horns' of the nuchal shield alluding to the horns of the Balrog.

Vernacular names

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English: Balrog Catfish

References

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  • Grant, S., 2015: Four new subgenera of Centromochlus Kner, 1858 with comments on the boundaries of some related genera (Siluriformes: Auchenipteridae: Centromochlinae). Ichthyofile 3: 1–16.