Microsynodontis hirsutus

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: Mochokinae
Genus: Microsynodontis
Species: Microsynodontis hirsutus

Name

Microsynodontis hirsutus Ng, 2004

• Holotype: CU 87040.
• Paratypes: CU 80504 (3).

Type locality: Ngomo creek, where it crosses Oyem-Minvoul road, 1°41'30.0"N, 11°39'18.9"E [1], Woleu-Ntem Province, Gabon.

Etymology: The specific name is from the Latin hirsutus (= hairy), in reference to the long tubercels on the dorsal and lateral surfaces of the head, which gives the species a somewhat hairy appearance of the head.

Synonyms

• Microsynodontis hirsuta Ng, 2004 -- Ferraris, 2007

References

• Ng, H. H.; 2004: The Microsynodontis (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Mochokidae) of the lower Guinea region, west central Africa, with the description of eight new species. Zootaxa, 531: 1–52. PDF
• Microsynodontis hirsutus in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.