synonyms for Dinotopterus foveolatus

[Birger]

I tried updating

Dinotopterus foveolatus

synonyms and kept getting an error...could be I am just very tired.
Can you give it a try?

Birger

foveolatus, Clarias Jackson [P. B. N.] 1955:681, Fig. [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London v. 125 (pts 3-4); ref. 12202] Nkata Bay, Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], southeastern Africa. Holotype: BMNH 1955.6.15.1. Paratypes: BMNH 1955.6.15.2-3 (2). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:149 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Bathyclarias foveolatus (Jackson 1955) -- (Snoeks 2004:24 [ref. 28111]). •Valid as Dinotopterus foveolatus (Jackson 1955) -- (Greenwood 1961:226 [ref. 9355], Teugels 1986:96 [ref. 6193], Burgess 1989:146 [ref. 12860], Ferraris 2007:149 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Valid as Dinotopterus foveolatus (Jackson 1955). Clariidae. Distribution: Lake Malawi, southeastern Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

[Jools]

I will do,

Jools

[Jools]

I've looked at this and I managed to open and save (without change) the synonyms for this species. So, to figure out what's going wrong, I think I need to know exactly what you're typing in before you click submit/save.

Cheers,

Jools

[Birger]

@Jools .. I have made changes to Dinotopterus foveolatus taking it back to

Bathyclarias foveolatus

...Bathyclarias are endemic to Lake Malawi and Dinotopterus are all from Lake Tanganyika...in Ferraris(2007) it was basically a mistake that it got taken to Dinotopterus. Just putting this here so you understand why the change. When you read this go ahead and send to resolved if you like.

we also have photo 5 to deal with as it is probably a clariid with injuries that have fungused as opposed to the pock-marks on the B. foveolatus.

Birger

[Jools]

I think we have to nuke the 5th image as we can't say what it is if it's not old crater face.

Jools

[Birger]

It is a sort of interesting shot with the fungus patches...but I agree..maybe a person sees the drop to the lower adipose fin in ngamensis, it also has what could be the low head of Clarias gariepinus...I think its just a guess without a side shot.Clarias can be difficult at the best of times.

Birger

[Birger]

I moved the photo in question to

Clarias gariepinus

there are three species in Lake Malawi and this species makes the most sense for now.Did not want to nuke it because it is a interesting photo.

Birger

and moved to resolved.

[Jools]

Jools