Chiloglanis carnosus

Chiloglanis carnosus

Taxonavigation

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: Mochokidae
Subfamilia: Chiloglanidinae
Genus: Chiloglanis
Species: Chiloglanis carnosus

Name

Chiloglanis carnosus Roberts & Stewart, 1976

• Holotype: MCZ 50464.
• Paratypes: AMG P2741 [ex MCZ 50465] (1); BMNH 1976.5.21.42-45 [ex MCZ 50541] (4); MCZ 50241 (21), 50301 (1), 50382 (7), 50465 (orig. 15, now 14), 50541 (orig. 27, now 23, 3 c&s); MRAC 76-17-P-7-8 [ex MCZ 50241] (2); USNM 216372 [ex MCZ 50241] (3).

Type locality: Lower Congo River, near Inga, Democratic Republic of Congo, 5°27.5'S, 13°36.0'E [1].

Etymology: The specific name carnosus is the Latin word for fleshy, because of the general appearence of the species.

References

• Roberts, T. R. & Stewart, D. J.; 1976: An ecological and systematic survey of fishes in the rapids of the lower Zaïre or Congo River. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, 147 (6): 239–317, Pls. 1-14. BHL

added link to wikispecies

• Chiloglanis carnosus in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.