Microsynodontis nannoculus

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 nannoculus

Name

Microsynodontis nannoculus Ng, 2004

• Holotype: MRAC 173145.
• Paratype: MRAC 173146 (1).

Type locality: Mami River, a tributary of Kyé River, Equatorial Guinea.

Etymology: The specific name is a combination from the Latin nanus (= small), and oculus (= eye), in allusion to the relatively small eye in this species.

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