Centromochlus (Sauronglanis)

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 (Sauronglanis)
Species: C. (S.) carolae – C. (S.) marthae – C. (S.) melanoleucus – C. (S.) musaicus

Name

Centromochlus (Sauronglanis) Grant, 2015

• Type species: Tatia musaica Royero, 1992

Etymology: Sauronglanis is derived from the Maia and Dark Lord, Sauron, the main antagonist in J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy, and Greek, glanis = a catfish. The name has been given in allusion to the dark or black colouration of the species being similar to the Dark Lord, the large eyes of the genus in allusion to the Eye of Sauron, and the relationship between it and two of the Lord of the Ring's based subgenera described here.

Vernacular names

English: Sauron 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.