Mystus heoki

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Siluriformes 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
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: Bagridae
Genus: Mystus
Species:

Name

Mystus heoki Plamoottil & Abraham, 2013

  • Holotype: ZSI/FF 4626.
  • Paratypes: ZSI/WGRC 2419 (5).
  • Type locality: Elankadu [1], Manimala River, Kerala, India.

Etymology: The species is named after the eminent scientist Heok Hee Ng, Singapore, who contributed much to the taxonomy of catfishes.

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