Synodontis aterrimus

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 aterrimus

Name

• Synodontis aterrimus Poll & Roberts, 1968.

Holotype: MRAC 101466. Paratypes: MRAC 42920 (1), 98694A (1), 104711-713 (3), 119830-836 (7), 135448 (1), 135451 (1); SU 64867 (1).

Type locality: Bokuma, Congo River basin.

Etymology: Species name aterrimus is a composite from the Latin ater (= black), and rima (= border, edge, margin).

Synonyms

• Synodontis aterrima Poll & Roberts, 1968 -- (gender ending if Synodontis is treated as femininum)

References

• Poll, M. & Roberts, T. R., 1968: Description d'une espèce nouvelle de Synodontis du Bassin du Congo. Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines, 77 (3-4): 296–302. .
• Poll, M., 1971: Révision des Synodontis Africains (Famille Mochocidae). Annales du Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Serie 8 Zoologie, 191: 1–497.
• Synodontis aterrimus in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.