Synodontis longirostris

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 longirostris

Name

Synodontis longirostris Boulenger, 1902

Holotype: MRAC 1243.

Type locality: Democratic Republic of Congo, Yembe River at Banzyville, about 4°18'N, 21°11'E.

Etymology: Species name longirostris is a composite from Latin longus (= long), and Latin rostrum (= snout); referring to the elongated snout of the species.

Synonyms

Synodontis ovidius Lönnberg & Rendahl, 1920 -- Gosse, 1986

References

Boulenger, G. A.; 1902: Additions à la faune ichthyologique de bassin du Congo. Matériaux pour la faune du Congo. Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoology), 2 (2): 19–57, Pls. 7-16.
Ferraris, C. J., Jr.; 2007: Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa, 1418: 1–628. Full text
Gosse, J.-P.; 1986: Malapteruridae (pp. 102-104), Mochokidae (pp. 105-152), Anabantidae (pp. 402-414). In: Daget, J., Gosse, J.-P. & Thys van den Audenaerde, D. F. E. (eds): Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa. CLOFFA. ISNB Bruxelles, MRAC Tervuren, ORSTOM Paris. 2: 1–520.
Lönnberg, E. & Rendahl, H.; 1920: On some freshwater fishes from Lower Congo. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, (Series 9) 6 (31): 167–176.
Poll, M.; 1971: Révision des Synodontis Africains (Famille Mochocidae). Annales du Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Serie 8, Sciences Zoologiques, No. 191: 1–497.

Links

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