Phractolaemus ansorgii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anotophysa
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: Anotophysa

Ordo: Gonorynchiformes
Familia: Phractolaemidae
Genus: Phractolaemus
Species: Phractolaemus ansorgii

Name

Phractolaemus ansorgii Boulenger, 1901

Type locality: Sapelle station, between Ethiop and Jamieson rivers, Uganda.

Etymology: Species is named in appreciation after W. J. Ansorge, who provided the author with not only the type material and associated data for this species.

Synonyms

Phractolaemus spinosus Pellegrin, 1925
Phractolaemus spinosus carpenteri Fowler, 1949

References

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2006. FishBase, version (02/2006). [1]

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Afrikanischer Schlammfisch
English: Hingemouth
svenska: Slamfisk