Centromochlus (Balroglanis) reticulatus

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)

Name

Centromochlus (Balroglanis) reticulatus (Mees, 1974)

• Holotype: BMNH 1972.7.27.702.
• Paratypes: BMNH 1972.7.27.703-704 (2); RMNH 26744 (4).

Type locality: Karanambo, Rupununi, Guyana.

Etymology: net-like or netted, referring to “network of white (unpigmented) lines” on a light pinkish-brown body. The ETYFish Project

Synonyms

• Tatia reticulata Mees, 1974
  • Centromochlus reticulatus (Mees, 1974)

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.

• Mees, G.F. 1974. The Auchenipteridae and Pimelodidae of Suriname (Pisces, Nematognathi). Zoologische Verhandelingen 132: 1–256, Pls. 1–15.Reference page.