Chiloglanis microps

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: Chiloglanidinae
Genus: Chiloglanis
Species: Chiloglanis microps

Name

Chiloglanis microps Matthes, 1965

Holotype: MRAC 140908.
Paratypes: IRSNB 721 (1); MRAC 140909 (1), 79-01-P-4726-4727 (2).

Type locality: Lukima River at Kiamakoto , Lufira, Upemba National Park, Congo.

Etymology: The specific epithet is a combination of the Greek mikros (= small), and ops (= eye), in reference for the relatively small eyes of this species.

References

Matthes, H.; 1965: Quelques poissons nouveaux du Congo. Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines, 71 (1-2): 177–193.

Chiloglanis microps in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2022. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.

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