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Synodontis macropunctatus Wright & Page, 2008

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Angola country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from the Uamba (Kwango tributary) and various southern tributaries of the Kasai (Ref. 11970, 75786), including the Chiumbe, Luembe and Luachimo (Ref. 11970)(middle Congo River basin). Type locality of the holotype of Synodontis macropunctata: 'Nhefo River, affluent Luachimo River about 50 km south of Dundo' (Ref. 75786).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Wright, J.J. and L.M. Page, 2008
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Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Mochokidae (Squeakers or upside-down catfishes) > Mochokinae
Etymology: Synodontis: Greek, syn, symphysis = grown together + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335);  macropunctatus: The specific epiteth is a combination of the Greek 'makros', meaning large, and the Latin 'punctata', meaning spotted, a reference to the large spots that characterize the coloration pattern of this species (Ref. 75786).

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

Freshwater; demersal.   Tropical

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