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View Mode View All Pictures Species Brachyglanis melas Eigenmann    Brachyglanis melas was originally described as Brachyglanis melas by Eigenmann in 1912. It belongs to the family Heptapteridae. It is found in Fresh water.   Species Species   Higher Taxa Higher Taxa   Original Original   Subspecies Subspecies   Current Current   General General   Name History Name History   Related Pages Related Pages   Species of this Genus Species of this Genus   Species   melas AuthorWI   Eigenmann [C. H.] AuthorNI   Eigenmann Qualification   --- Year   1912 Status   Valid Class   Osteichthyes Osteichthyes Order   Siluriformes Siluriformes Family   Heptapteridae Subfamily   --- --- Genus   Brachyglanis Subgenus   --- Class   Osteichthyes Order   Siluriformes Family   Heptapteridae Genus   Brachyglanis Original Name   Brachyglanis         Taxon Name   melas Original Combination   Brachyglanis melas Original Genus   Brachyglanis Original Genus Species   Brachyglanis melas OriginalSubGenus   Brachyglanis Original Author   Eigenmann Original AuthorWI   Eigenmann [C. H.] Original Qualification   --- Original Year   1912 Original Family   Heptapteridae Original SubFamily   --- Original Level   species Type Locality   Crab Falls, Essequibo River, Guyana. Types   Paratypes: (12, CM and IU) BMNH 1911.10.31.62 (1); CAS 63391 [ex IU 12053] (2), 63392 [ex IU 12054] (1); FMNH 53218 (2), 53569-70 (1, 1); MCZ 30084 (1); CAS-SU 21905 (1, missing); USNM 66124 [ex CM] (1). Type Catalogue   Type catalog: Henn 1928:75 [ref. 12305], Böhlke 1953:43 [ref. 12291], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:17 [ref. 12367], Ferraris & Vari 1992:32 [ref. 19771], Ferraris 2007:181 [ref. 29155]. Primary Code   Holotype Primary Type   FMNH 53217 [ex CM 1672] Journal   Mem. Carnegie Mus. Citation   v. 5 (no. 1) Page   157 Illustrations   Pl. 11 (fig. 2) SubSpecies AuthorWI --- Qualification SS --- Current Subspecies AuthorWI --- Current Genus Species Brachyglanis melas Current Species   melas Current Genus Brachyglanis Current AuthorWI Eigenmann [C. H.] Current AuthorNI   Eigenmann Current Year   1912 Current Family Heptapteridae Current Subfamily --- --- Habitat Freshwater.         Water Fresh water     Current Summary   Valid as Brachyglanis melas  Eigenmann 1912. Heptapteridae.   Name History   •Valid as Brachyglanis melas Eigenmann 1912 -- (Burgess 1989:276 [ref. 12860], Bockmann & Guazzelli in Reis et al. 2003:410 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:181 [ref. 29155]). Common Names Picture Places  Places Hierarchy  Hierarchy Pictures  Pictures First Publication  First Publication Collections Species Links  Species Links Name Combinations  Name Combinations References  References Page 1 of 1 (7 items). Click on a column heading to sort data. [1] Page size: 25 50 100 Drag a column header here to group by that column Species   Genus Species   Authorship   Status   frenata Brachyglanis frenata Eigenmann [C. H.] 1912 Valid frenatus Brachyglanis frenatus Eigenmann [C. H.] 1912 Synonym magoi Brachyglanis magoi Fernández-Yépez [A.] 1967 Valid microphthalmus Brachyglanis microphthalmus Bizerril [C. R. S. F.] 1991 Valid nocturna Brachyglanis nocturna Myers [G. S.] 1928 Valid nocturnus Brachyglanis nocturnus Myers [G. S.] 1928 Synonym phalacra Brachyglanis phalacra Eigenmann [C. H.] 1912 Valid Begins with Contains Doesn't contain Ends with Equals Doesn't equal Is less than Is less than or equal to Is greater than Is greater than or equal to Like ('%', '_') Page 1 of 1 (7 items). Click on a column heading to sort data. [1] Page size: 25 50 100 Create Filter   Loading…