Synodontis ansorgii

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: Synodontis
Species: Synodontis ansorgii

Name

Synodontis ansorgii Boulenger 1911: 375.

Lectotype: BMNH 1912.4.1.128. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1912.4.1.129-132 (no. 131 missing); BMNH 1912.4.1.133 (1); MRAC 7038 (1); NMW 44745-46 (1, 2); ZMB 18453 (5).

Type locality: Guinea-Bissau. Bafata, Geva River [Giba River].

Etymology: Species name ansorgii in honour of the collector Dr. W. J. Ansorge.

References

• Boulenger, G. A. (1911): Descriptions of new freshwater fishes discovered by Dr. W. J. Ansorge in Portuguese Guinea. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, (8) 7 (40): 373–376.
• Poll, M. (1971): Révision des Synodontis Africains (Famille Mochocidae). Annales du Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Serie 8 Zoologie, 191: 1–497.
• Synodontis ansorgii in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.