Chiloglanis mbozi

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 mbozi

Name

Chiloglanis mbozi Seegers, 1996

• Holotype: MRAC 94-34-P-927.
• Paratypes: MRAC 94-34-P-928-931 (4); ZMH 8590 (4).

Type locality: Hanseketwa River, an affluent of the Momba River, draining the Mbozi block via the Msangano trough, 25 km east of Tunduma on the road to Mbeya, Mbeya Region, western Tanzania, 9°08'S, 32°52'E [1].

Etymology: The specific name refers to the aerea where the types were collected, the Mbozi block between Mbozi and Tunduma.

References

• Seegers, L.; 1996: The fishes of the Lake Rukwa drainage. Annales, Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Série in 8o, Sciences Zoologiques, 278: 1–407.
• Chiloglanis mbozi in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.