Hepsetus microlepis

Taxonavigation: Characiformes

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: Characiformes

Familia: Hepsetidae
Genus: Hepsetus

Species: Hepsetus microlepis

Name

Hepsetus microlepis (Boulenger, 1901)

• Lectotype: BMNH 2011.7.21.1.
• Paralectotypes: BMNH 1897.9.30.15 (1), 1899.9.26.78-79 (2); MRAC 709-710 (2), 711 (1).

Type locality: Congo River basin.

Synonyms

• Sarcodaces odoe var. microlepis Boulenger, 1901

References

• Boulenger, G. A., 1901: Les poissons du Bassin du Congo. Publication de l'État Indépendant du Congo, Bruxelles. i-lxii + 1-532, Pls. 1-25, 1 tab. Reference page. 
• Decru, E., Snoeks, J. & Vreven, E. 2015. Taxonomic evaluation of the Hepsetus from the Congo basin with the revalidation of H. microlepis (Teleostei: Hepsetidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 26(3): 273–287. Abstract (PDF) Reference page.