Microsynodontis notatus

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: Mochokinae
Genus: Microsynodontis
Species: Microsynodontis notatus

Name

Microsynodontis notatus Ng, 2004

• Holotype: MRAC 80-51-P-839.
• Paratypes: MRAC 73-2-P-1906-1910 (5), 80-51-P-17 (1), 80-51-P-840-866 (16).

Type locality: Ezanga River, about midway between Lake Ezanga and Ogooué mainstream, Gabon.

Etymology: The specific name is from the Latin notatus (= marked), in reference to the dark elongate spots frequently present in this species.

Synonyms

• Microsynodontis notata Ng, 2004 -- Ferraris, 2007

References

• Ng, H. H.; 2004: The Microsynodontis (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Mochokidae) of the lower Guinea region, west central Africa, with the description of eight new species. Zootaxa, 531: 1–52. PDF
• Microsynodontis notatus in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.