Synodontis levequei

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 levequei

Name

• 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

• 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.