Mochokus niloticus

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: Mochokus
Species: Mochokus niloticus

Name

Mochokus niloticus Joannis, 1835

• no types known.

Type locality: Nile River near Thebes, Egypt.

Etymology: The specific epithet niloticus refers to the Nile river, the type locality of the species.

Synonyms

• Rhinoglanis typus Günther, 1864
• Rhinoglanis vannutellii Vinciguerra, 1898

References

• Joannis, L. de; 1835: Observations sur les poissons du Nil, et description de plusieurs espèces nouvelles. [Also includes: Tableau des poissons du Nil.]. Magasin de Zoologie, 1835 (5 anneé): 53 pp. numbered as Classe IV, Pls. 1-15.
• Mochokus niloticus in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.