Chiloglanis harbinger

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 harbinger

Name

Chiloglanis harbinger Roberts, 1989

• Holotype: CAS 60811.
• Paratypes: SU 47469 (9).

Type locality: Lokunje River near Bipindi [1], Cameroon, western Africa.

Etymology: The specific epithet harbinger from the Middle English (for Omen or precursor) was given in allusion to the large number of teeth in the suckermouth mochokid genera Atopochilus and Euchilichthys, a condition presaged or foreshadowed in this species of Chiloglanis.

References

• Roberts, T. R.; 1989: Systematic revision and description of new species of suckermouth catfishes (Chiloglanis, Mochokidae) from Cameroun. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, (Series 4) 46 (6): 151–177. BHL
• Chiloglanis harbinger in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.