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Synodontis leopardinus Pellegrin, 1914

Leopard squeaker
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Namibia country information

Common names: Leopard squeaker, Luiperdkol-skreeubaber
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from Okavango (Ref. 33857), Upper Zambezi River (Ref. 33857, 37065), Kwando River (Ref. 33857, 37065), Chobe River (Ref. 33857, 37065), Kunene River (Ref. 33857) and Cuvelai basin (Ref. 33857). Also Ref. 52965.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/wa.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.benefit.org.na/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Hay, C.J., B.J. van Zyl, F.H. van der Bank, J.T. Ferreira and G.J. Steyn, 1999
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).
  More on author: Pellegrin.

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

Freshwater; benthopelagic.   Tropical; 11°S - 21°S

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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