Synodontis macropunctatus

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 macropunctatus

Name

• Synodontis macropunctatus Wright & Page, 2008

Holotype: MRAC 162203. Paratypes: BMNH 2006.12.18.1 (1); MRAC 162205 (1), 162206 (1), 162207-08 (2), 162209 (1), 162210-12 (3), 162214 (1), 162215 (1), 162216 (1).

Type locality: Angola, Nhefo River, affluent of Luachimo River, about 50 kilometers south of Dundo.[1]

Etymology: The species name is composed of the Greek makros (= long), and Latin punctum (= dot, spot), and refers to the relatively large spots on the flanks of the species.

Synonyms

• Synodontis macropunctata Wright & Page, 2008

References

• Wright, J. J. & Page, L. M.; 2008: A new species of Synodontis (Siluriformes: Mochokidae) from tributaries of the Kasai River in northern Angola. Copeia, 2008 (2): 294–300.
• Synodontis macropunctatus in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.