Synodontis longispinis

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 longispinis

Name

• Synodontis longispinis Pellegrin, 1930

Holotype: MNHN 1929-0245.

Type locality: Congo, Sangha River, tributary of Congo River.

Etymology: Species name longispinis is a composite from Latin longus (= long), and Latin spina (= spine, thorn); referring to the elongated first dorsal spine of the species.

Synonyms

• Synodontis batesi var. longispinis Pellegrin, 1930 -- orig. combination

Note: Bertin & Estève, 1950 treat this taxa as synonym of Synodontis batesii, while Poll, 1971 treats it as valid.

References

• Bertin, L. & Estève, R.; 1950: Catalogue des types de poissons du muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. 5e partie. Ostariophysaires (Siluriformes). Imp. Nationale, Paris. 5e partie: 1–85.
• Ferraris, C. J., Jr.; 2007: Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa, 1418: 1–628. Full text
• Gosse, J.-P.; 1986: Malapteruridae (pp. 102-104), Mochokidae (pp. 105-152), Anabantidae (pp. 402-414). In: Daget, J., Gosse, J.-P. & Thys van den Audenaerde, D. F. E. (eds): Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa. CLOFFA. ISNB Bruxelles, MRAC Tervuren, ORSTOM Paris. 2: 1–520.
• Pellegrin, J.; 1930: Poissons de l'Ogôoué, du Kouilou, de l'Alima et de la Sangha recueillis par M. A. Bandon. Description de cinq espèces et cinq variétés nouvelles. Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France, 55: 196–210.
• Poll, M.; 1971: Révision des Synodontis Africains (Famille Mochocidae). Annales du Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Serie 8, Sciences Zoologiques, No. 191: 1–497.

Links

• Synodontis longispinis in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.