Synodontis njassae

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 njassae

Name

Synodontis njassae Keilhack, 1908

Lectotype: ZMB 18191. Paralectotypes: ZMB 18192 (8).

Type locality: Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], near (Alt-)Langenburg [Lumbi(l/r)a], Tanzania.[1]

Etymology: The species epithet njassae is from the type location of the species. The word Njassa comes of the language of the Yao people, for 'great water'. Lake Malawi was called 'Njassasee' [Lake Nyassa] by European colonial rulers, and is still the name of the lake in Tanzania and Mozambique.

References

Primary references

Keilhack, L.; 1908: Bemerkungen zur Fischfauna des nördlichen Njassa-Gebietes: einige neue Arten aus den Gattungen Barbus und Synodontis und Beiträge zur Systematik der Gattung Clarias. Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin, 1908 (7): 164–169. BHL

Additional references

Poll, M.; 1971: Révision des Synodontis Africains (Famille Mochocidae). Annales du Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Série in-8°, Sciences Zoologiques, 191: 1–497.
Seegers, L.; 2008: Die Welse Afrikas. Ein Handbuch für Bestimmung und Pflege. Tetra Verlag, Berlin-Velten. / The catfishes of Africa. A handbook for identification and maintenance. Aqualog Verlag, Rodgau, Germany.

Links

Synodontis njassae in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.