Synodontis nigrita

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 nigrita

Name

Synodontis nigrita Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840

Holotype: MNHN 0000-3051.

Type locality: Senegal, Senegal River.[1]

Etymology: The author gave this epithet because he believed that the species is unique to Senegal, which was in ancient times called the Niger (in Latin Nigrita).

Synonyms

Synodontis ornatus Pappenheim in Pappenheim & Boulenger, 1914
? Synodontis fascipinna Nichols & La Monte, 1953

References

Cuvier, G. & Valenciennes, A.; 1840: Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome quinzième. Suite du livre dix-septième. Siluroïdes. 15: 1–540, Pls. 421-455.
Nichols, J. T. & La Monte, F. R.; 1953: Two new African catfishes from eastern French Equatorial Africa. American Museum Novitates, 1648: 1–4.
Pappenheim, P. & Boulenger, G. A.; 1914: Fische. - Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der deutschen Zentral-Afrika Expedition, 1907-1908, 5 (Zool. 3): 225–260, Pls. 1-10.
Poll, M., 1971: Révision des Synodontis Africains (Famille Mochocidae). Annales du Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Serie 8, Sciences Zoologiques, 191: 1–497.
Synodontis nigrita in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.