Chiloglanis orthodontus

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 orthodontus

Name

Chiloglanis orthodontus Friel & Vigliotta, 2011

• Holotype: CUMV 90567.
• Paratypes: AMNH 251411 (15); CUMV 90568 (1), 94006 (12), 95232 (15); MRAC 2010-006-P-11-12 (2); SAIAB 87165 (2).

• Type locality: Kigoma Region, side channel of Malagarsu River around island, 5.2005000°S, 29.8987000°E [1], Tanzania.

Etymology: The specific name is a combination of the Greek word orthos, meaning straight or erect, and odontos, meaning tooth. This name refers to the mandibular dentition in this species, which is relatively straight and evenly spread across the dentary as compared to most other members of the genus.

References

Primary references

• Friel, J.P. & Vigliotta, T.R. 2011. Three new species of African suckermouth catfishes, genus Chiloglanis (Siluriformes: Mochokidae), from the lower Malagarasi and Luiche rivers of western Tanzania. Zootaxa 3063: 1–21. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3063.1.1. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Chiloglanis orthodontus in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.