Encheloclarias medialis

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: Clariidae
Genus: Encheloclarias
Species: Encheloclarias medialis

Name

• Encheloclarias medialis Ng, 2012

Holotype (unique): MZB 10984.

Type locality: Borneo, Kalimantan Tengah, Mentaya drainage, Pundu-Plantarang area, stream at km 142 on Palangkaraya-Sampit road, 2°01'39.9"S, 112°59'48.2"E.[1]

Etymology: From the Latin adjective medialis (= middle), in reference to this species’ possession of characters intermediate between those of E. curtisoma and E. kelioides.

References

• Ng, H. H.; 2012: Encheloclarias medialis, a new catfish from southern Borneo (Teleostei: Clariidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 23 (2): 111–116.