Notoglanidium akiri (Risch, 1987)
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
Notoglanidium akiri is a species of claroteid catfish endemic to Nigeria where it occurs in the Niger Delta and the New Calabar and Bonny Rivers. It reaches a length of 10.7 cm (4.2 inches) SL.
Wikipedia contributors, Notoglanidium akiri; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:21:59.507877+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Notoglanidium akiri (Risch, 1987)
- Name authority
- (Risch, 1987)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Claroteidae
- Genus
- Notoglanidium
- 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
- familyClaroteidae Bleeker, 1862
- subfamilyAuchenoglanidinae Jayaram, 1966
- genusNotoglanidium Günther, 1903
- speciesNotoglanidium akiri (Risch, 1987)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Notoglanidium. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Notoglanidium boutchangai (Thys van den Audenaerde, 1965) | ClaroteidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Notoglanidium macrostoma (Pellegrin, 1909) | ClaroteidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Notoglanidium walkeri Günther, 1903 | ClaroteidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Notoglanidium depierrei (Daget, 1979) | ClaroteidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Notoglanidium maculatum (Boulenger, 1916) | ClaroteidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Notoglanidium pallidum Roberts & Stewart, 1976 | ClaroteidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Notoglanidium pembetadi Vreven, Ibala Zamba, Mamonekene & Geerinckx, 2013 | ClaroteidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Notoglanidium thomasi Boulenger, 1916 | ClaroteidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Parauchenoglanis akiri (Risch, 1987) (Risch, 1987) | synonym |
| Anaspidoglanis akiri (Risch, 1987) (Risch, 1987) | synonym |
| Auchenoglanis akiri Risch, 1987 Risch, 1987 | synonym |
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.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1011719 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:6SC39. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.