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/mochokidae/synodontis/frontosa/3.jpg "Synodontis frontosa(3) Juvenile - Click to enlarge")
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| Scientific Name | Synodontis frontosa Vaillant, 1895 |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | White Nile R., Sudan. |
| Synonym(s) | Synodontis citernii, Synodontis frontosus |
| Pronunciation | sin oh don tiss |
| Etymology | Synodontis: From the Greek syn, meaning together, and odontos, meaning tooth; in reference to the closely-spaced lower jaw teeth. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 290mm (11.4") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | All species in the genus Synodontis have a hardened head cap that has attached a process (humeral process) which is situated behind the gill opening and pointed towards the posterior. The dorsal fin and pectoral fins have a hardened first ray which is serrated. Caudal fin is always forked. There is one pair of maxillary barbels, sometimes having membranes and occasionally branched. The two pairs of mandibular barbels are often branched and can have nodes attached. The cone-shaped teeth in the upper jaw are short. S-shaped and movable in the lower jaw. These fish produce audible sounds when disturbed rubbing the base of the pectoral spine against the pectoral girdle. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa: Nile basin, Rudolf, Albert, Edward and Kyoga Lakes; Chad basin; and Uebi Giuba (Uebi Shebeli). African Waters  , Nile (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)African Waters , Rudolf (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)African Waters , Western Rift Valley Lakes, Albert (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)African Waters , Western Rift Valley Lakes, Edward (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)African Waters , Nile, Upper Nile, White Nile, Kyoga (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)African Waters , Chad (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)African Waters , Uebi Giuba (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Feeds on algae, macrophytes, detritus, crustaceans, insects and mollusks. |
| Breeding | Unreported. Breeding takes place during flooding in June to early dry down in January |
| Further Information | |
| References | C. R. Soc. Philomat. ParisNo. 16 - pp48 |
| Registered Keepers | (1) corybreed, (2) Tom88 (k: 2), who also notes: "Had these guys for awhile, the biggest is at ten inches now, doubled in size during the 4 months I've had him.", (3) Dinyar, (4) Julie, (5) koter73, (6) syno-kev, (7) saphphx, (8) tcarrier, (9) Miss Dib Dabs, (10) drgnfrc13, (11) capester. Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2008 Nov 05 10:18 (species record created: 2003 Jul 14 00:00) |
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