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> Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Mochokidae (Squeakers or upside-down catfishes) > Mochokinae
Etymology: Synodontis: Greek, syn, symphysis = grown together + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Günther.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Écologie

; eau douce benthopélagique. Tropical; 13°N - 4°N

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Africa: only known from the type locality in the Lower Niger in Nigeria (Ref. 57223).

Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 58.5 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 57223)

Description synthétique Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie

Épines dorsales (Total) : 1; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 7; Épines anales: 0; Rayons mous anaux: 13. Diagnosis: gill slits not extending ventrally beyond pectoral-fin insertions; snout pointed, over 65% of head length; post-orbital length at most 60% of snout length; maxillary barbels not fringed or very slightly fringed at base, shorter than head, unbranched and without tubercles or distinct basal membrane; outer mandibular barbels with simple ramifications; branches of inner mandibular barbels subdivided; mandibular teeth rather long, numbering 30; dorsal-fin spine smooth anteriorly; denticulation on pectoral-fin spines rather fine; humeral process triangular, pointed and not keeled ventrally; adipose fin small and very far from rayed dorsal fin (Ref. 57223). Coloration: skin of the only preserved and known (stuffed) specimen brownish, with numerous small black spots on sides and adipose fin (Ref. 57223).

Maximum TL was recorded at 70.0 cm (Ref. 7362, 57223). Oviparous (Ref. 205).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves

Oviparous (Ref. 205). Distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).

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Paugy, D. and T.R. Roberts, 2003. Mochokidae. p. 195-268 In C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and G.G. Teugels (eds.) Faune des poissons d'eaux douce et saumâtres de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, Tome 2. Coll. Faune et Flore tropicales 40. Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgique, Museum National d'Histoire Naturalle, Paris, France and Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France. 815 p. (Ref. 57223)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

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Synodontis guttatus Günther, 1865