Chiloglanis asymetricaudalis

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: Chiloglanis
Species: Chiloglanis asymetricaudalis

Name

Chiloglanis asymetricaudalis Luc De Vos, 1993

• Holotype: MRAC 87-05-P-263.
• Paratypes: MRAC 91293-300 (8), 91303-327 (25), 93029 (1), 126263 (1), 126264-65 (2), 130541-42 (2), 86-38-P-141-148 (8), 86-38-P-149-151 (3), 87-05-P-265-407 (42).

Type locality: Nyakabuye, Rubyiro River, Ruzizi basin, near its junction with River Ntandwe, Rwanda, 2°34'S, 29°02'E [1].

Etymology: The specific name asymetricaudalis, from the Grek asymmetros (= without symmetry), and Latin cauda (= tail) refers to the caudal fin of this species, which has in males a longer upper lobe.

References

• De Vos, L.; 1993: Le genre Chiloglanis (Siluriformes, Mochokidae) dans le bassin de la Ruzizi: description de deux nouvelles espèces. Journal of African Zoology, 107 (2): 153–168.
• Chiloglanis asymetricaudalis in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.