Chiloglanis rukwaensis

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 rukwaensis

Name

Chiloglanis rukwaensis Seegers, 1996

• Holotype: MRAC MRAC 94-34-P-932.
• Paratypes: BMNH 1996.2.21.46-49 (4); MRAC 94-34-P-933-937 (4); ZMA 109787 (3); ZMB 32612 (4); ZMH 8591 (6).

Type locality: Chiwanda River, Momba drainage, 32 kilometers northwest of Tunduma near Chiwanda, Mbeya Region, western Tanzania, 9°10'S, 32°33'E [1].

Etymology: The specific name refers to the Lake Rukwa drainage where the species is endemic.

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