Mochokus gigas

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: Mochokus
Species: Mochokus gigas

Name

Mochokus gigas Pinton et al., 2011

Type locality: Late Miocene deposits of Toros-Menalla, Chad.

Etymology: The specific epithet gigas is the Greek for word for giant, in reference to the large size of the species compared to its congeneres.

References

• Pinton, A., Otero, O., Likius, A., Mackaye, H. T., Vignaud, P. & Brunet, M.; 2011: Giants in a minute catfish genus: first description of fossil Mochokus (Siluriformes, Mochokidae) in the Late Miocene of Chad, including M. Gigas, sp. nov. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 31 (1): 22–31. DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2011.539648