Synodontis fascipinna

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 fascipinna

Name

• Synodontis fascipinna Nichols & La Monte, 1953

Holotype: AMNH 19841. Paratypes: AMNH 19679 (4).

Type locality: Birao, eastern French Equatorial Africa [Central African Republic; Chari River basin].[1]

Etymology: The species epithet is a compound of the Latin fascia (= band, stripe), and pinna (= fin), an allution to the banded caudal fin of the species.

Synonymy

• Acc. to Poll (1971: 57) is this species a questionable synonym of Synodontis nigrita.

References

• Nichols, J. T. & La Monte, F. R.; 1953: Two new African catfishes from eastern French Equatorial Africa. American Museum Novitates, 1648: 1–4.
• Poll, M., 1971: Révision des Synodontis Africains (Famille Mochocidae). Annales du Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Serie 8, Sciences Zoologiques, 191: 1–497.
• Synodontis fascipinna in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.