Synodontis leopardus

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 leopardus

Name

• Synodontis leopardus Pfeffer, 1896

Syntypes: (originally 5) ZMH 12118 [ex ZMH 6830] (1 + 5 small specimens).

Type locality: Tanzania, Ruvu (or Rufu) River, near or at Korogwe.

Synonyms

• Synodontis leoparda Pfeffer, 1896 -- Ferraris, 2007
• ? Synodontis rukwaensis Hilgendorf & Pappenheim, 1903 -- Grant, 2008
• ? Synodontis zanzibaricus Peters, 1868 -- De Vos, 2001

References

• De Vos, L.; 2001: Synodontis manni (Teleostei: Mochokidae), a new catfish from the Lower Tana River, Kenya. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 12 (1): 41–50.
• Grant, S.; 2008: The enigmatic Synodontis leoparda Pfeffer, 1896, with the discovery of the syntypes (Siluriformes: Mochokidae). Cat Chat, Journal of the catfish study group (UK), 9 (2): 14–20.
• Pfeffer, G. J.; 1896: Die Thierwelt Ost-Afrikas und der Nachbargebiete. Lief. v. Die Fische Ost-Afrikas. 3: 1–72.
• 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.
• Synodontis leopardus in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.