Synodontis smiti

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: Mochokinae
Genus: Synodontis
Species: Synodontis smiti

Name

Synodontis smiti Boulenger, 1902

  • Lectotype: MRAC 1266.
    • Lectotype designated in Poll (1971).
  • Paralectotype: BMNH 1901.12.26.44 (1).

Type locality: Ubangi River at Banzyville, Democratic Republic of Congo, about 4°18'N, 21°11'E .

Etymology: The species epithet smiti is a patronym that honours P.-J. Smit, who drawed the plates of the fishes for the author.

Synonyms

References

  • Boulenger, G. A.; 1902: Additions à la faune ichthyologique de bassin du Congo. Matériaux pour la faune du Congo. Annales du Musee du Congo, (Ser. Zoology) 2 (2): 19–57, Pls. 7-16.
  • Poll, M.; 1971: Révision des Synodontis Africains (Famille Mochocidae). Annales du Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Serie 8, Sciences Zoologiques, 191: 1–497.
  • Seegers, L.; 2008: Die Welse Afrikas. Ein Handbuch für Bestimmung und Pflege. Tetra Verlag, Berlin-Velten. / The catfishes of Africa. A handbook for identification and maintenance. Aqualog Verlag, Rodgau, Germany.
  • Synodontis smiti in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2022. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.
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