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Synodontis nigriventris David, 1936

Blotched upsidedown catfish
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Congo (Brazzaville) country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from the Sangha and Likouala-aux-Herbes (Ref. 44840) and from the Léfini (Ref. 88782). Ref. 82238 mentions a record from Makaka (Kouilou-Niari basin) to belong to this species, and puts it on the distribution map, but does not include this in the species' distribution description which is given as "central Congo" (T. Musschoot, pers. comm.).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/cf.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Poll, M., 1971
National Database:

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).

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

Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 6.0 - 8.0; dH range: 5 - 12.   Tropical; 22°C - 26°C (Ref. 1672)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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