Invalid lectotypification for Synodontis victoriae Boulenger, 1906 (Siluriformes, Mochokidae) by Poll (1971), and the designation of a new lectotype

0578529 - ÚBO 2024 RIV BG eng J - Journal Article
Englmaier, Gernot Konrad - Collins, R. A.
Invalid lectotypification for Synodontis victoriae Boulenger, 1906 (Siluriformes, Mochokidae) by Poll (1971), and the designation of a new lectotype.
ZooKeys. Roč. 2023, č. 1183 (2023), s. 65-72. ISSN 1313-2989. E-ISSN 1313-2970
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Keywords : Catfish * East Africa * freshwater fish * iczn * taxonomy
OECD category: Zoology
Impact factor: 1.3, year: 2022
Method of publishing: Open access
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The lectotype and paralectotype of Synodontis victoriae Boulenger, 1906, designated by Poll (1971), were examined. Inconsistencies between data presented for the designated lectotype and the illustrated individual raise the question of whether lectotypification by Poll is valid. This case is not formally regulated by the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, but based on Article 74.5, the lectotypification for S. victoriae should be considered invalid because it cannot unambiguously indicate a single name-bearing specimen. Thus, we designate a new lectotype for S. victoriae (BMNH 1906.5.30.191, Entebbe, standard length 188.2 mm) out of two syntypes and provide illustrations and new morphometric and meristic data for both specimens.
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