Atopodontus

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: Chiloglanidinae
Genus: Atopodontus
Species: A. adriaensi

Name

Atopodontus Friel & Vigliotta, 2008

Type species: Atopodontus adriaensi Friel & Vigliotta, 2008

Etymology: The generic name is a combination of the Greek words atopos (= strange, anomalous or out of place), and odontos (= tooth). This name refers to the unusual mandibular dentition possessed by fishes of the genus.

References

• Friel, J.P. & Vigliotta, T.R. 2008. Atopodontus adriaensi, a new genus and species of African suckermouth catfish from the Ogooué and Nyanga River systems of Gabon (Siluriformes: Mochokidae). Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 157(1): 13–23. DOI: 10.1635/0097-3157(2008)157[13:AAANGA]2.0.CO;2 Reference page.