Synodontis polyodon
Taxonavigation
[edit]Taxonavigation: Siluriformes |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Mochokidae
Subfamilia: Mochokinae
Genus: Synodontis
Species: Synodontis polyodon
Name
[edit]- Synodontis polyodon Vaillant, 1895
Holotype: MNHN 1886-0433. Paratypes: MNHN 1886-0434 (1).
Type locality: Ogôoué River at Adouma, Gabon.
Etymology: Species name polyodon is a combination of the Greek words poly (= many), and odon (= tooth), in reference to the many teeth, which the author noticed.
References
[edit]- Poll, M.; 1971: Révision des Synodontis Africains (Famille Mochocidae). Annales du Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Serie 8 Zoologie, 191: 1–497.
- Vaillant, L. L.; 1895: Sur la dentition des Synodontis et diagnose d'espèces nouvelles. Bulletin de la Société Philomathique de Paris, 16: 47–48.
- Synodontis polyodon in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.