Zaireichthys kavangoensis

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: Amphiliidae
Subfamilia: Leptoglaninae
Genus: Zaireichthys
Species: Zaireichthys kavangoensis

Name

Zaireichthys kavangoensis Eccles, Tweddle & Skelton, 2011: 9, Figs. 3H, 8

Holotype: NMN-P.1569 [not NMW].

Paratypes: BMNH 1987.7.13.77 (1), NMN-P 505 (1), SAIAB 20013 (1), USNM 220960 (1).

Type locality: 5 km west of Nkurenkuru, Kavango River, 17°38'S, 18°34'E, Namibia.

References

• Eccles, D.H., Tweddle, D. & Skelton, P.H. 2011. Eight new species in the dwarf catfish genus Zaireichthys (Siluriformes: Amphiliidae). Smithiana, Publications in Aquatic Biodiversity 13: 3–28. PDF Reference page. 
• Zaireichthys kavangoensis in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.