Petrocephalus catostoma

Petrocephalus catostoma

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Osteoglossiformes 

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
Supercohort: Osteoglossocephala
Cohort/Superordo: Osteoglossomorpha
Ordo: Osteoglossiformes

Familia: Mormyridae
Genus: Petrocephalus
Species: Petrocephalus catostoma

Name

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  • Petrocephalus catostoma (Günther, 1866)

Lectotype: BMNH 1863.10.12.4 (Lectotype designated by Whitehead & Greenwood (1959)). Paralectotypes: BMNH 1863.10.12.5-6 (4).

Type locality: Eastern Africa [Tanzania/Mozambique]], Rovuma [Ruvuma] River.[1]

Synonyms

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References

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  • Günther, A.; 1866: Catalogue of fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Physostomi, containing the families Salmonidae, Percopsidae, Galaxidae, Mormyridae, Gymnarchidae, Esocidae, Umbridae, Scombresocidae, Cyprinodontidae, in the collection of the British Museum. 6: 1–368.
  • Kramer, B., Bills, R., Skelton, P. & Wink, M.; 2012: A critical revision of the churchill snoutfish, genus Petrocephalus Marcusen, 1854 (Actinopterygii: Teleostei: Mormyridae), from southern and eastern Africa, with the recognition of Petrocephalus tanensis, and the description of five new species. Journal of Natural History, 46 (35-36): 2179–2258. DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2012.708452
  • Whitehead, P. J. P. & Greenwood, P. H.; 1959: Mormyrid fishes of the genus Petrocephalus in Eastern Africa with a redescription of Petrocephalus gliroides (Vinc.). Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines, 60 (3-4): 283–295.