Chiloglanis macropterus

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 macropterus

Name

Chiloglanis macropterus Poll & Stewart, 1975

• Holotype: ROM 28035.
• Paratypes: BMNH 1975.2.14.11-13 (3); MRAC 74-36-P-1-4 (4); ROM 30518 (11).

Type locality: Luongo River at ferry crossing, 53 kilometers south of Kawambwa [1], Zambia.

Etymology: The specific epithet is a combination of the Greek makros (= long), and optikos (pertaining to sight), in reference of the relatively large eyes of the species.

References

• Poll, M. & Stewart, D. J.; 1975: Un Mochocidae et un Kneriidae nouveaux de la rivière Luongo (Zambia), affluent du bassin du Congo (Pisces). Revue Zoologique Africaine, 89 (1): 151–158.
• Chiloglanis macropterus in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.