Lophiosilurus alexandri

Lophiosilurus alexandri

Taxonavigation

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: Pseudopimelodidae
Genus: Lophiosilurus
Species: Lophiosilurus alexandri

Name

• Lophiosilurus alexandri Steindachner, 1876

Type tocality: Probably amazonus, Brazil.

Etymology: Lophiosilurus: Greek, lophos = crest + Greek, silouros = cat fish.

Synonyms

• Lophiosilurus agassizi Steindachner, 1880
• Silurus muticus Larrañaga, 1923

Vernacular names

English: Pac-man catfish, Frog-faced catfish
日本語: パカモン
português: Pacamã

References

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