Horaglanis abdulkalami
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Taxonavigation: Siluriformes |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Clariidae
Genus: Horaglanis
Species: Horaglanis abdulkalami
Name[edit]
Horaglanis abdulkalami Babu, 2012
Holotype: CUSAT MBM/F/16/10. Paratypes (3): deposited at ZSI Western Ghats Regional Station of Zoological Survey of India at Kozhikode, Kerala, India.
Type locality: A dugout at Irinjalakuda, Trichur District, Kerala, India, 10°20'47.5"N, 76°12'03.5"E.[1]
Etymology: The species is named in honour of the former president of India, Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, who ignited young minds towards the real world of Science and Technology.
References[edit]
Primary references[edit]
- Babu, K.K.S. 2012. Horaglanis abdulkalami, a new hypogean blind catfish (Siluriformes: Clariidae) from Kerala, India. Samagra CRIKSC Journal 8: 51–56. PDF