Synodontis dorsomaculatus

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 dorsomaculatus

Name

• Synodontis dorsomaculatus Poll, 1971

Holotype: MRAC 71395. Paratypes: IRSNB 703-704 (2, 2); MRAC 35049 (1), 69655-57 (3), 71396-99 (4), 71442 (1), 79-01-P-4700-4703 (4), 79-01-P-4704-4708 (5).

Type locality: Kadia, Kisale, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Etymology: Species name dorsomaculatus derived from Latin dorsum meaning back, and the Latin macula, meaning spot, referring to the spotted back of the species.

Synonyms

• Synodontis dorsomaculata Poll, 1971 -- when treated Synodontis as fem.

References

• Poll, M. (1971): Révision des Synodontis Africains (Famille Mochocidae). Annales du Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Serie 8 Zoologie, 191: 1–497.
• Synodontis dorsomaculatus in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.