Synodontis angelicus

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 angelicus

Name

Synodontis angelicus Schilthuis, 1891.

Holotype: BMNH 1899.9.6.8 (unique).

Type locality: Kinshasa, Stanley Pool, upper Congo River near Brazzaville, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Etymology: Species name angelicus is from the Greek angelikos or Latin angelicus (= of a messanger; angel-like); sense of "wonderfully pure, sweet".

Synonyms

Synodontis angelica Schilthuis, 1891 (orig. emendation)
Synodontis angelicus var. zonatus Poll, 1933
Synodontis tholloni Boulenger, 1901
Synodontis werneri Boeseman, 1957

References

Boeseman, M., 1957: On a collection of fishes from Stanley Pool (Belgian Congo). Zoologische Mededelingen (Leiden), 35 (11): 139–151.
Boulenger, G. A., 1901: Les poissons du Bassin du Congo. Publication de l'État Indépendant du Congo. Brussels. 1-532.
Poll, M., 1933: Contribution à la faune ichthyologique du Katanga. Annales du Musée du Congo Belge, Sér. C (Zoologie), (Sér. 1) 3 (3): 101–151.
Poll, M., 1971: Révision des Synodontis Africains (Famille Mochocidae). Annales du Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Serie 8 Zoologie, 191: 1–497.
Schilthuis, L., 1891: On a collection of fishes from the Congo; with description of some new species. Tijdschrift der Nederlandsche Dierkundige Vereeniging, 2 (3): 83–92.
Synodontis angelicus in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.