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

Centromochlus (Balroglanis) Grant, 2015

• Type species: Centromochlus schultzi Rössel, 1962

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

English: Balrog Catfish

References

• 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.