Synodontis eupterus

Synodontis eupterus in upside-down swimming position. Photo by E. Schraml

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 eupterus

Name

• Synodontis eupterus Boulenger, 1901

Holotype: BMNH 1907.12.2.2376.

Type locality: Mouth of Lake No, White Nile River, Sudan.

Etymology: The species name eupterus is a combination of the Greek eu, for beautiful, and the Greek pteron, for fin, alluding to the high dorsal fin of the species.

Synonyms

• Synodontis euptera Boulenger, 1901 -- when treated Synodontis as fem.
• Synodontis galinae Kochetov, 1998
• Synodontis macrepipterus Pellegrin, 1922

References

• Boulenger, G. A., 1901: Descriptions of three new siluroid fishes of the genus Synodontis discovered by Mr. W. L. S. Loat in the White Nile. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, (7) 8 (43): 10–12.
• Kochetov, A., 1998: [A new species of Synodontis]. The Aquarium, 2: 4–5. [In Russian.]
• Pellegrin, J., 1922: Poissons du Gribingui recueillis par M. Baudon. Description d'un Mormyridé et d'un Characinidé nouveaux. Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France, 47: 220–223.
• Poll, M., 1971: Révision des Synodontis Africains (Famille Mochocidae). Annales du Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Serie 8, Sciences Zoologiques, 191: 1–497.
• Synodontis eupterus in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.