Synodontis macropunctatus
Taxonavigation
[edit]Taxonavigation: Siluriformes |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Mochokidae
Subfamilia: Mochokinae
Genus: Synodontis
Species: Synodontis macropunctatus
Name
[edit]- Synodontis macropunctatus Wright & Page, 2008
Holotype: MRAC 162203. Paratypes: BMNH 2006.12.18.1 (1); MRAC 162205 (1), 162206 (1), 162207-08 (2), 162209 (1), 162210-12 (3), 162214 (1), 162215 (1), 162216 (1).
Type locality: Angola, Nhefo River, affluent of Luachimo River, about 50 kilometers south of Dundo.[1]
Etymology: The species name is composed of the Greek makros (= long), and Latin punctum (= dot, spot), and refers to the relatively large spots on the flanks of the species.
Synonyms
[edit]- Synodontis macropunctata Wright & Page, 2008
References
[edit]- Wright, J. J. & Page, L. M.; 2008: A new species of Synodontis (Siluriformes: Mochokidae) from tributaries of the Kasai River in northern Angola. Copeia, 2008 (2): 294–300.
- Synodontis macropunctatus in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.