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Synodontis resupinatus Boulenger, 1904

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Nigeria country information

Common names: Egungigi, Folashe, Fono
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Importance: commercial | Ref: Anonymous, 1998
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from the lower Niger, Benue and Niger delta (Ref. 57223). Type locality of the holotype of Synodontis resupinatus: 'Lokoja, Northern Nigeria' (Ref. 92791). Also Ref. 31256, 82238.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ni.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Paugy, D. and T.R. Roberts, 2003
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: Boulenger.

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

Freshwater; benthopelagic.   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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