Synodontis afrofischeri

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 afrofischeri

Name

Synodontis afrofischeri Hilgendorf, 1888: 77.

Originally: Synodontis Afro-Fischeri

Holotype: ZMB 12.745 (unique).

Type locality: Victoria-Nyanza (Ukerewe See (= Lake Victoria)); [Kagehi or Kageyi, east of Kayenze, southern shore of Lake Victoria, Mwanza district, Tanzania, 2° 23' S, 33° 06' E].

Etymology: Species name afrofischeri is a composite from derived Latin Africa, and the name of the collector of the holotype: G. A. Fischer.

References

• Hilgendorf, F. M. (1888): Fische aus dem Victoria-Nyanza (Ukerewe-See), gesammelt von dem verstorbenen Dr. G. A. Fischer. Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin, 1888: 75–79.
• Poll, M. (1971): Révision des Synodontis Africains (Famille Mochocidae). Annales du Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Serie 8 Zoologie, 191: 1–497.
• Seegers, L. (2008): The fishes collected by G. A. Fischer in East Africa in 1883 and 1885/86. Zoosystematics and Evolution, 84 (2): 149–195.