Zaireichthys monomotapa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Siluriformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Siluriformes

Familia: Amphiliidae
Subfamilia: Leptoglaninae
Genus: Zaireichthys
Species: Zaireichthys monomotapa

Name

Zaireichthys monomotapa Eccles, Tweddle & Skelton, 2011: 16, Figs. 3E, 14-16

Holotype: NMZB 4325 [ex NMZB 0082].

Paratypes: AMNH 39110 (3); BMNH 1979.12.6.22-25 (4); MRAC 79-39-P-5-7 (3); NMZB 3813 (3); SAIAB 454 (3); USNM 220957 (3).

Type locality: Save River in eastern Zimbabwe.

References

• Eccles, D.H., Tweddle, D. & Skelton, P.H. 2011. Eight new species in the dwarf catfish genus Zaireichthys (Siluriformes: Amphiliidae). Smithiana, Publications in Aquatic Biodiversity 13: 3–28. PDF Reference page. 
• Chakona, A., Kadye, W.T., Bere, T., Mazungula, D.N. & Vreven, E. 2018. Evidence of hidden diversity and taxonomic conflicts in five stream fishes from the Eastern Zimbabwe Highlands freshwater ecoregion. ZooKeys 768: 69–95. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.768.21944 Reference page. 

Links

• Zaireichthys monomotapa in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2026. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.