Centromochlus (Sauronglanis) marthae

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) marthae

Name

Centromochlus (Sauronglanis) marthae (Vari & Ferraris, 2013)

• Holotype: ANSP 146201.
• Paratype: ANSP 199070 (1).

Type locality: Venezuela, Bolivar, Caño Cuchima of Río Cusimi, approximately 20 mi upstream from junction of Río Caura and Río Erebato at Entre Ríos, 5°45'N, 64°33'W [1].

Etymology: The specific name marthae, is in honor of Martha Joynt of the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, who has provided significant assistance to the authors, in particular RV, for a number of years.

Synonyms

• Tatia marthae Vari & Ferraris, 2013
  • Centromochlus marthae (Vari & Ferraris, 2013)

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.

• Vari, R.P.; Ferraris, C.J., jr. 2013: Two new species of the catfish genus Tatia (Siluriformes: Auchenipteridae) from the Guiana Shield and a reevaluation of the limits of the genus. Copeia 2013(3): 396-402. DOI: 10.1643/CI-12-115 Reference page.