Synodontis petricola

Synodontis petricola Holotype

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 petricola

Name

Synodontis petricola Matthes, 1959: 78.

Holotype: MRAC 130357. Paratypes: BMNH 1936.6.15.1232 (1); MRAC 130358-60 (3), MRAC 130361-67 (7), MRAC 130368-76 (9), MRAC 130377 (1), MRAC 130824 (1)].

Type locality: Democratic Republik of Congo. Kashekezi, northern Lake Tanganyika.

Etymology: Species name petricola is a composite from the Latin petra, for stone or rock, and cola for inhabitant, referring to its rockdwelling life.

References

• Matthes, M. 1959. Poissons nouveaux du Lac Tanganika. Descriptions préliminaires. Folia Scientifica Africae Centralis 5(4): 77–78. [note: the author is Hubert Matthes, the "M" in the original paper for the first name is a typo].
• Poll, M. 1971. Révision des Synodontis Africains (Famille Mochocidae). Annales du Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Serie 8 Zoologie 191: 1–497.