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: Bagridae
Genus: Mystus
Species: Mystus menoni

Name

Mystus menoni Plamoottil & Abraham, 2013

  • Holotype: ZSI/FF 4628.
  • Paratypes: UFRJ 5644 (1), 5677 (1), 5397 (23), 5398 (28), 5405 (6), 5624 (31), 8432 (5), 5687 (10).
  • Type locality: Manimala River at Elankadu , Kerala, India.
  • Etymology: The species is named after Dr. A. G. K. Menon, the eminent scientist of Zoological Survey of India, who contributed much to the taxonomy of fresh water fishes of India.

References

  • Plamoottil, M. & Abraham, N. P.; 2013: Mystus menoni, a new fish species from Kerala, India. International Journal of Pure and Applied Zoology, 1 (4): 315–325
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