Horaglanis abdulkalami

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: Clariidae
Genus: Horaglanis
Species: Horaglanis abdulkalami

Name

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

Primary references

• Babu, K.K.S. 2012. Horaglanis abdulkalami, a new hypogean blind catfish (Siluriformes: Clariidae) from Kerala, India. Samagra CRIKSC Journal 8: 51–56. PDF