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Microsynodontis hirsuta Ng, 2004

Source-backed taxonomic record

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.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Microsynodontis hirsuta Ng, 2004
Name authority
Ng, 2004
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Siluriformes
Family
Mochokidae
Genus
Microsynodontis
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. orderSiluriformes
  11. familyMochokidae Regan, 1912
  12. subfamilyMochokinae Regan, 1912
  13. genusMicrosynodontis Boulenger, 1903
  14. speciesMicrosynodontis hirsuta Ng, 2004

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Microsynodontis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Microsynodontis emarginata Ng, 2004MochokidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Microsynodontis laevigata Ng, 2004MochokidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Microsynodontis vigilis Ng, 2004MochokidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Microsynodontis batesii Boulenger, 1903MochokidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Microsynodontis christyi Boulenger, 1920MochokidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Microsynodontis lamberti Poll & Gosse, 1963MochokidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Microsynodontis nannoculus Ng, 2004MochokidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Microsynodontis notata Ng, 2004MochokidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Microsynodontis polli Lambert, 1958MochokidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 203 records assigned to Mochokidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Microsynodontis hirsutus Ng, 2004 Ng, 2004synonym

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.

  1. Ng, H. H. (2004). The Microsynodontis (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Mochokidae) of the lower Guinea region, west central Africa, with the description of eight new species. Zootaxa, 531: 1–52. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.531.1.1 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:437RP. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.