Synodontis acanthomias

Synodontis acanthomias

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: Synodontis
Species: Synodontis acanthomias

Name

Synodontis acanthomias Boulenger 1899: 46.

Lectotype: MRAC 18. [Paralectotypes: BMNH 1899.2.20.23 (1), MRAC 156 (1)].

Type locality: Boma, Zaire/Democratic Republic of Congo.

Etymology: Species name acanthomias is a composite from Greek akantha (= thorn), and probably miasma (= stain, defilement, taint).

Synonyms

• Synodontis pfefferi Steindachner, 1912

References

• Boulenger, G. A. (1899): Matériaux pour la faune du Congo. Poissons nouveaux du Congo. Troisième Partie. Silures, Acanthoptérygiens, Mastacembles, Plectognathes. Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoology), 1 (3): 39–58, Pls. 20-29.
• Poll, M. (1971): Révision des Synodontis Africains (Famille Mochocidae). Annales du Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Serie 8 Zoologie, 191: 1–497.
• Steindachner, F. (1912): Zur Fischfauna des Dscha, eines sekundären Nebenflusses des Congo im Bezirke Molundu des südlichen Kamerun. Anzeiger der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, 49 (23): 443–449.
• Synodontis acanthomias in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.