Synodontis carineus

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 carineus

Name

• Synodontis carineus Vreven & Ibala Zamba, 2011

Holotype: MRAC A7-13-P-6. Paratypes: many at MRAC.

Type locality: Kouilou-Niari River basin, Pont du Niari, at bridge on road Dolisie-Nyanga, 3°33.314'S, 12°20.583'E, Republic of Congo.

Etymology: Species named after Carine Plancke, anthropologist who worked with the Punu people in the Nyanga area (Congo Republic) in 2005-2007, and who especially likes the colour yellow. In this way the species name indirectly refers to the vivid yellow shine typical for the life colour pattern of the species.

Synonyms

• Synodontis carineae Vreven & Ibala Zamba, 2011 -- (orig. emendation based on the assumption that Synodontis is of feminin gender)

References

• Vreven, E. & Ibala Zamba, A., 2011: Synodontis carineae, a new species of mochokid catfish from the Kouilou-Niari basin, Africa (Siluriformes: Mochokidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 21 (4) [2010]: 359–367.
• Synodontis carineus in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.