Chiloglanis anoterus

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 anoterus

Name

Chiloglanis anoterus Crass, 1960

• Holotype: AMG P1157 [ex NMP 1410, Natal Parks Board 55/1].
• Paratypes: Natal Parks Board 55/2-21 (20).

Type locality: Upper Pivaan River, Pongola River system, 27°30"S, 30°28'E [1], Natal, South Africa, elevation about 4600 feet.

Etymology: The specific name, from the Grek anoteri (= higher) refers to the habitat of this species, which occurs at higher altitudes than the other Natal species of Chiloglanis.

References

• Crass, R. S.; 1960: Notes on the freshwater fishes of Natal with descriptions of four new species. Annals of the Natal Museum, 14 (3): 405–458.

• Morris, J., Ford, A.G.P., Ali, J.R., Peart, C.R., Bills, R. & Day, J.J. 2015. High levels of genetic structure and striking phenotypic variability in a sexually dimorphic suckermouth catfish from the African Highveld. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 117(3): 528–546. DOI: 10.1111/bij.12650 Reference page. 

Links

• Chiloglanis anoterus in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2025. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.