Synodontis unicolor

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 unicolor

Name

Synodontis unicolor Boulenger, 1915

• Lectotype: MRAC 14223.
  • Lectotype designated by Poll (1971).
• Paralectotype: MRAC 14122 (1).

Type locality: Lake Mweru and Luapula River, at Kasenga, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Etymology: The specific epithet unicolor is the Latin word unicolor (= of one color), derived from the Medieval Latin word color (= color; pigment; shade), using the Late Latin prefix uni-, derived from the Latin word unus (= one; alone, a single, sole), a reference to the entire dark brown coloration of the species.

References

• Boulenger, G. A.; 1915: Diagnoses de poissons nouveaux. II. Mormyrides, Kneriides, Characinides, Cyprinides, Silurides. (Mission Stappers au Tanganika-Moero.). Revue Zoologique Africaine, 4 (2): 162–171. BHL
• Poll, M.; 1971: Révision des Synodontis Africains (Famille Mochocidae). Annales du Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Serie 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.
• Synodontis unicolor in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.