Synodontis levequei

Taxonavigation

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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 levequei

Name

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  • Synodontis levequei Paugy, 1987

Holotype: MNHN 1987-0931. Paratypes: MNHN 1987-0932 (2).

Type locality: Kakrima River, near Kasséri, Konkouré basin, Guinea.

Etymology: The species name is in honour of the collector C. Lévêque.

References

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  • Paugy, D., 1987: Description de deux nouvelles espèces de Synodontis du bassin du Konkouré (Guinée), S. dekimpei et S. levequei (Pisces, Mochokidae). Cybium, 11 (4): 357–364.
  • Lévêque, C., Paugy, D. & Teugels, G. G. (eds), 1992: Faune des poissons d'eaux douces et saumâtres de l'Afrique de l'Ouest. Collection Fauna tropicale no. XXVIII. 2: 389–902.
  • Synodontis levequei in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.