Synodontis granulosus

Synodontis granulosus

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 granulosus

Name

• Synodontis granulosus Boulenger, 1900

Lectotype: BMNH 1906.9.6.40. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1906.9.6.41-42 (2).

Type locality: Northern end of Lake Tanganyika.

Etymology: From the Latin granulum, meaning of grain, in reference of the granular papillae present on skin of body.

Synonyms

• Synodontis granulosa Boulenger, 1900 -- Emendation if Synodontis is treated as fem.

References

• Boulenger, G. A., 1900: Diagnoses of new fishes discovered by Mr. J. E. S. Moore in Lake Tanganyika. I. Cyprinidae, Siluridae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, (Series 7) 6 (35): 478–481.
• Wright, J. J. & Page, L. M., 2006: Taxonomic revision of Lake Tanganyikan Synodontis (Siluriformes: Mochokidae). Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History, 46 (4): 99–154.
• Synodontis granulosus in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.