Zaireichthys maravensis

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 maravensis

Name

Zaireichthys maravensis Eccles, Tweddle & Skelton, 2011: 14, Figs. 3B, 12-13

Holotype: SAIAB 20000.

Paratypes: AMNH 39109 (4); BMNH 1979.12.6.22-25 (4); MFRU (4); MRAC 79-39-P-1-4 (4); NMZB 3816 (4); SAIAB 448 (1, c&s), 449 (6), 200001 (11), 20002 (6), 20003 (10); USNM 220956 (5).

Type locality: Tributaries of the South Rukuru near Rumphi, 11°00'S, 33°50'E, Lake Malawi tributaries, Malawi.

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 maravensis in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.