Arius africanus

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: Ariidae
Genus: Arius
Species: Arius africanus

Name

Arius africanus Günther, 1867 (sedis mutabilis).

  • Type locality: Pangani River, East Africa.

Synonymy

  • Arius falcarius africana Günther, 1867 (as Arius falcarius var. africana)

References

  • Playfair, R. L. & A. Günther (1867) The fishes of Zanzibar, with a list of the fishes of the whole east coast of Africa. London. Pp. 1-153.
  • Ferraris, Carl J. Jr. (2007) Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa, 1418: 1–628 Full text
  • Marceniuk, A.P., Menezes, N.A. (2007) Systematics of the family Ariidae (Ostariophysi, Siluriformes), with a redefinition of the genera. Zootaxa, 1416: 1–126. Full text
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