Synodontis batesii

Synodontis batesii

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 batesii

Name

Synodontis batesii Boulenger 1907: 50.

Lectotype: BMNH 1907.5.22.179. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1907.5.22.180-186 (7); BMNH 1904.10.26.44-45 (2).

Type locality: Cameroon. Ja River at Bitye.

Etymology: Species name batesii refers to the collector: G. L. Bates.

References

• Boulenger, G. A. (1907): Descriptions of three new freshwater fishes discovered by Mr. G. L. Bates in South Cameroon. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, (7) 20 (115): 50–52.
• Poll, M. (1971): Révision des Synodontis Africains (Famille Mochocidae). Annales du Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Serie 8 Zoologie, 191: 1–497.
• Synodontis batesii in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.