Chiloglanis sanagaensis

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 sanagaensis

Name

Chiloglanis sanagaensis Roberts, 1989

• Holotype: CAS 60794.
• Paratypes: CAS 60795 (25); MNHN 1987-1609 (2), 1988-1164 (11), 1988-1165 (now 2); USNM 301202 [ex MNHN 1988-1165] (2 of 12); MRAC [ex MNHN 1988-1165] (2); ZSM 26829 [ex MNHN 1988-1165] (3); Geneve [ex MNHN 1988-1165] (3).

Type locality: Lower 1-2 kilometers of Nchit River where it flows into Mbam River, Sanaga River basin, Cameroon, western Africa.

Etymology: The specific epithet sanagaensis refers to the Sanaga basin, source of all type specimens of this species.

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