Synodontis koensis

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 koensis

Name

• Synodontis koensis Pellegrin, 1933

Holotype: NMBA 4500.

Type locality: Ivory Coast, Man, Ko River.

Etymology: The species is named after its type collection place, the Ko River.

References

• Pellegrin, J.; 1933: Voyage de Ch. Alluaud et P. A. Chappuis en Afrique occidentale Française (Dec. 1930--Mars 1931). IV. Poissons. Archiv für Hydrobiologie, 26: 101–120.
• Poll, M., 1971: Révision des Synodontis Africains (Famille Mochocidae). Annales du Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Serie 8, Sciences Zoologiques, No. 191: 1–497.
• Yao, S. S., Kouamé, K. A., Ouattara, N. I., Gooré Bi, G. & Kouamélan, E. P.; 2010: Preliminary data on the feeding habits of the endemic species Synodontis koensis Pellegrin, 1933 (Siluriformes, Mochokidae) in a West African River (Sassandra River Basin, Côte d’Ivoire). Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems, 396, 04: 12pp DOI: 10.1051/kmae/2010014 [pdf]
• Synodontis koensis in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.