Chiloglanis emarginatus

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 emarginatus

Name

Chiloglanis emarginatus Jubb & Le Roux, 1969

Holotype: AMG P953. Paratypes: AMG P954 (9).

Type locality: Lekkerloop River, tributary of Komati River of Incomati River system, on the farm Vergelegen, Carolina District, South Africa (25°56'45.6"S 30°40'03.5"E).

Etymology: The specific name emarginatus, from the Latin (= notched at the apex), refers to the shape of the caudal fin.

References

• Jubb, R.A. & Le Roux, J.P. 1969. Revision of the Chiloglanis (Pisces: Mochokidae) of southern Africa and descriptions of two new species. Annals of the Cape Provincial Museums (Natural History) 8(2): 13–23.
• Chiloglanis emarginatus in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.