Synodontis comoensis

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 comoensis

Name

• Synodontis comoensis Daget & Lévêque, 1981

Holotype: MNHN 1980-1636. Paratypes: MNHN 1980-1637 (6), 1980-1638 (3), 1980-1639 (18), 1980-1640 (11), 1980-1641 (5), 1980-1642 (15), 1980-1643 (7).

Type locality: Comoé River, National Park of Comoé, Ivory Coast, 8°39'N, 3°56'W.

Etymology: The species name refers to the distribution in the Comoé River.

References

• Daget, J. & Lévêque, C., 1981: Description d'un poisson nouveau de Côte d'Ivoire Synodontis comoensis n. sp. (Pisces, Mochocidae). Cybium, 5 (2): 45–52.
• Synodontis comoensis in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.