Synodontis aterrimus

Taxonavigation

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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 aterrimus

Name

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  • Synodontis aterrimus Poll & Roberts, 1968.

Holotype: MRAC 101466. Paratypes: MRAC 42920 (1), 98694A (1), 104711-713 (3), 119830-836 (7), 135448 (1), 135451 (1); SU 64867 (1).

Type locality: Bokuma, Congo River basin.

Etymology: Species name aterrimus is a composite from the Latin ater (= black), and rima (= border, edge, margin).

Synonyms

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  • Synodontis aterrima Poll & Roberts, 1968 -- (gender ending if Synodontis is treated as femininum)

References

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  • Poll, M. & Roberts, T. R., 1968: Description d'une espèce nouvelle de Synodontis du Bassin du Congo. Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines, 77 (3-4): 296–302. .
  • Poll, M., 1971: Révision des Synodontis Africains (Famille Mochocidae). Annales du Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Serie 8 Zoologie, 191: 1–497.
  • Synodontis aterrimus in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.