Taxonomy Profile: Synodontis (Cuvier 1816)

Synodontis: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
back-swimming Congo catfish []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Synodontis: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Actinopterygii
ray-finned fishes |
spiny rayed fishes |
poisson épineux |
poissons à nageoires rayonnées |
Class : Teleostei
Superorder : Ostariophysi
Order : Siluriformes
catfishes |
silures |
Family : Mochokidae
naked catfishes |
squeakers |
upside-down catfishes |
Genus : Synodontis
back-swimming Congo catfish |
Synodontis Direct Children(s):
Synodontis angelicus
(Schilthuis 1891)
Synodontis decorus
(Boulenger 1899)
Synodontis alberti
(Schilthuis 1891)
Synodontis flavitaeniatus
(Boulenger 1919)
Synodontis notatus
(Vaillant 1893)
Synodontis eupterus
(Boulenger 1901)
Synodontis acanthomias
(Boulenger 1899)
Synodontis afrofischeri
(Hilgendorf 1888)
Synodontis albolineatus
(Pellegrin 1924)
Synodontis annectens
(Boulenger 1911)
Synodontis ansorgii
(Boulenger 1911)
Synodontis arnoulti
(Roman 1966)
Synodontis aterrimus
(Poll and Roberts 1968)
Synodontis bastiani
(Daget 1948)
Synodontis batensoda
(Rüppell 1832)
Synodontis batesii
(Boulenger 1907)
Synodontis budgetti
(Boulenger 1911)
Synodontis caudalis
(Boulenger 1899)
Synodontis caudovittatus
(Boulenger 1901)
Synodontis clarias
(Linnaeus 1758)
Synodontis comoensis
(Daget and Lévêque 1981)
Synodontis congicus
(Poll 1971)
Synodontis contractus
(Vinciguerra 1928)
Synodontis courteti
(Pellegrin 1906)
Synodontis dekimpei
(Paugy 1987)
Synodontis depauwi
(Boulenger 1899)
Synodontis dhonti
(Boulenger 1917)
Synodontis fascipinna
(Nichols and La Monte 1953)
Synodontis filamentosus
(Boulenger 1901)
Synodontis frontosus
(Vaillant 1895)
Synodontis fuelleborni
(Hilgendorf and Pappenheim 1903)
Synodontis gambiensis
(Günther 1864)
Synodontis geledensis
(Günther 1896)
Synodontis granulosus
(Boulenger 1900)
Synodontis greshoffi
(Schilthuis 1891)
Synodontis guttatus
(Günther 1865)
Synodontis haugi
(Pellegrin 1906)
Synodontis iturii
(Steindachner 1911)
Synodontis katangae
(Poll 1971)
Synodontis khartoumensis
(Gideiri 1967)
Synodontis koensis
(Pellegrin 1933)
Synodontis labeo
(Günther 1865)
Synodontis laessoei
(Norman 1923)
Synodontis leopardinus
(Pellegrin 1914)
Synodontis leopardus
(Pfeffer 1896)
Synodontis levequei
(Paugy 1987)
Synodontis longirostris
(Boulenger 1902)
Synodontis longispinis
(Pellegrin 1930)
Synodontis lufirae
(Poll 1971)
Synodontis macrops
(Greenwood 1963)
Synodontis macrostigma
(Boulenger 1911)
Synodontis macrostoma
(Skelton and White 1990)
Synodontis manni
(De Vos 2001)
Synodontis marmoratus
(Lönnberg 1895)
Synodontis matthesi
(Poll 1971)
Synodontis melanopterus
(Boulenger 1903)
Synodontis membranaceus
(Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1809)
Synodontis multimaculatus
(Boulenger 1902)
Synodontis multipunctatus
(Boulenger 1898)
Synodontis nebulosus
(Peters 1852)
Synodontis nigrita
(Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes 1840)
Synodontis nigromaculatus
(Boulenger 1905)
Synodontis njassae
(Keilhack 1908)
Synodontis nummifer
(Boulenger 1899)
Synodontis obesus
(Boulenger 1898)
Synodontis ocellifer
(Boulenger 1900)
Synodontis omias
(Günther 1864)
Synodontis ornatipinnis
(Boulenger 1899)
Synodontis pardalis
(Boulenger 1908)
Synodontis petricola
(Matthes 1959)
Synodontis pleurops
(Boulenger 1897)
Synodontis polli
(Gosse 1982)
Synodontis polyodon
(Vaillant 1895)
Synodontis polystigma
(Boulenger 1915)
Synodontis pulcher
(Poll 1971)
Synodontis punctifer
(Daget 1965)
Synodontis punctulatus
(Günther 1889)
Synodontis rebeli
(Holly 1926)
Synodontis resupinatus
(Boulenger 1904)
Synodontis ricardoae
(Seegers 1996)
Synodontis robbianus
(Smith 1875)
Synodontis robertsi
(Poll 1974)
Synodontis ruandae
(Matthes 1959)
Synodontis rufigiensis
(Bailey 1968)
Synodontis rukwaensis
(Hilgendorf and Pappenheim 1903)
Synodontis schall
(Bloch and Schneider 1801)
Synodontis serpentis
(Whitehead 1962)
Synodontis serratus
(Rüppell 1829)
Synodontis smiti
(Boulenger 1902)
Synodontis soloni
(Boulenger 1899)
Synodontis sorex
(Günther 1864)
Synodontis steindachneri
(Boulenger 1913)
Synodontis tanganyicae
(Borodin 1936)
Synodontis tessmanni
(Pappenheim 1911)
Synodontis thysi
(Poll 1971)
Synodontis tourei
(Daget 1962)
Synodontis unicolor
(Boulenger 1915)
Synodontis vanderwaali
(Skelton and White 1990)
Synodontis velifer
(Norman 1935)
Synodontis victoriae
(Boulenger 1906)
Synodontis violaceus
(Pellegrin 1919)
Synodontis voltae
(Roman 1975)
Synodontis waterloti
(Daget 1962)
Synodontis woosnami
(Boulenger 1911)
Synodontis xiphias
(Günther 1864)
Synodontis zambezensis
(Peters 1852)
Synodontis: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Synodontis
Source:
Catalog of Fishes, 17-Mar-2003
Acquired:
2003-03-17
Notes:
http://www.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/
Reference for:
Synodontis
Source:
Catalog of Fishes, 08-Apr-2005
Acquired:
2005-04-08
Notes:
http://www.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/
Reference for:
Synodontis
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Eschmeyer, William N., ed.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1998-01-01 / 1998-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Catalog of Fishes
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3
Page(s):
2905
Publisher:
California Academy of Sciences
Publication Place:
San Francisco, California, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-940228-47-5/
Notes:
http://www.jstor.org/stable/25622932
Reference for:
Synodontis
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Shiino, Sueo M.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1976-09-01 / 1976-09-01
Article/Chapter Title:
List of Common Names of Fishes of the World, Those Prevailing among English-speaking Nations
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Science Report of Shima Marineland, no. 4
Page(s):
262
Publisher:
Shima Marineland
Publication Place:
Kashikojima, Shima, Mie, Japan
ISBN/ISSN:
/0385-1109
Notes:
Reference for:
Synodontis
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Nelson, Joseph S.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1994-01-01 / 1994-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Fishes of the World, Third Edition
Page(s):
xvii + 600
Publisher:
John Wiley and Sons
Publication Place:
New York, New York, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-471-54713-1/
Notes:
Reference for:
Synodontis
Synodontis: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Synodontis: Comments