Synodontis afrofischeri
Taxonavigation
[edit]Taxonavigation: Siluriformes |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Mochokidae
Subfamilia: Mochokinae
Genus: Synodontis
Species: Synodontis afrofischeri
Name
[edit]Synodontis afrofischeri Hilgendorf, 1888: 77.
Originally: Synodontis Afro-Fischeri
Holotype: ZMB 12.745 (unique).
Type locality: Victoria-Nyanza (Ukerewe See (= Lake Victoria)); [Kagehi or Kageyi, east of Kayenze, southern shore of Lake Victoria, Mwanza district, Tanzania, 2° 23' S, 33° 06' E].
Etymology: Species name afrofischeri is a composite from derived Latin Africa, and the name of the collector of the holotype: G. A. Fischer.
References
[edit]- Hilgendorf, F. M. (1888): Fische aus dem Victoria-Nyanza (Ukerewe-See), gesammelt von dem verstorbenen Dr. G. A. Fischer. Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin, 1888: 75–79.
- Poll, M. (1971): Révision des Synodontis Africains (Famille Mochocidae). Annales du Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Serie 8 Zoologie, 191: 1–497.
- Seegers, L. (2008): The fishes collected by G. A. Fischer in East Africa in 1883 and 1885/86. Zoosystematics and Evolution, 84 (2): 149–195.