Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Siluriformes 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis/Superclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Otomorpha
Subcohors: Ostariophysi
Series: Otophysi
Ordo: Siluriformes

Familia: Mochokidae
Subfamilia: Chiloglanidinae
Genus: Atopodontus
Species: A. adriaensi

Name

Atopodontus Friel & Vigliotta, 2008

Etymology: The generic name is a combination of the Greek words atopos (= strange, anomalous or out of place), and odontos (= tooth). This name refers to the unusual mandibular dentition possessed by fishes of the genus.

Reference

John P. Friel & Thomas R. Vigliotta, 2008, Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 157 (1): 13–23

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