Gephyroglanis gymnorhynchus Pappenheim, 1914
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Gephyroglanis gymnorhynchus is a species of claroteid catfish endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo where it is found in the Aruwimi River. This species grows to a length of 14.6 cm (5.7 in) SL.
Wikipedia contributors, Gephyroglanis gymnorhynchus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:36:08.907234+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Gephyroglanis gymnorhynchus Pappenheim, 1914
- Name authority
- Pappenheim, 1914
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Bagridae
- Genus
- Gephyroglanis
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderSiluriformes
- familyBagridae Bleeker, 1858
- subfamilyClaroteinae Bleeker, 1862
- genusGephyroglanis Boulenger, 1899
- speciesGephyroglanis gymnorhynchus Pappenheim, 1914
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Gephyroglanis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Gephyroglanis habereri Steindachner, 1912 | BagridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Pappenheim, P.; Boulenger G. A. (1914). Fische. - Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der deutschen Zentral-Afrika Expedition, 1907-1908. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse Der Deutschen Zentral-Afrika Expedition, 1907–1908 v. 5 (Zool. 3): 225–260, Pls. 1–10. [Boulenger authored the Cichlidae [our ref. 582]; Pappenheim authored the remainder.]. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3FTSJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.