分类 / Names 俗名 | 同种异名 | Catalog of Fishes(属, 种) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Teleostei > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Mochokidae (Squeakers or upside-down catfishes) > Mochokinae
Etymology: Synodontis:Greek, syn, symphysis = grown together + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335); woleuensis:The specific name is in reference to the Woleu River of Gabon, the type locality for this new species (Ref. 78430).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
生态学
背棘 (总数) : 2; 背的软条 (总数) : 7; 臀棘: 1 - 3; 臀鳍软条: 8 - 9; 脊椎骨: 34 - 36. This species has well-developed serrations on the anterior margin of the dorsal spine and a distinctive pigmentation pattern: a variable pattern and number of light, cream colored spots distributed over a largely uniform dark brown upper body and over a more lightly pigmented ventral surface, and a narrow, depigmented, curved band along the entireanterior margin of the caudal fin (Ref. 78430).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | 繁殖 | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | 仔鱼
Friel, J.P. and J.P. Sullivan, 2008. Synodontis woleuensis (Siluriformes: Mochokidae), a new species of catfish from Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, Africa. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 157(1):3-12. (Ref. 78430)