Centromochlus (Sauronglanis) musaicus

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: Centromochlus (Sauronglanis) musaicus

Name

Centromochlus (Sauronglanis) musaicus (Royero, 1992)

• Holotype: MBUCV-V-15663.
• Paratypes: AMNH 58795 (3); CAS 67384 (2); MBUCV-V-17727 (18); MCNG 20346 (4); MHNLS 6303 (2).

Type locality: Río Atuana, 12 kilometers from Caño Cabeza de Manteco, 4°47'N, 67°23'W, upper Orinoco drainage, Estado Amazonas, Venezuela.

Etymology: referring to its mosaic color pattern. The ETYFish Project

Synonyms

• Tatia musaica Royero, 1992
  • Centromochlus musaica (Royero, 1992)
  • Centromochlus musaicus (Royero, 1992)

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.

• Royero, R., 1992: Tatia musaica, una neuva especie de bagre auquenipterido (Siluriformes - Auchenipteridae) de la cuenca del Rio Orinoco, Territorio Federal Amazonas, Venezuela. Acta Cientifica Venezolana, 43 (5): 300-306. Reference page.