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| Scientific Name | Synodontis macropunctata Wright & Page, 2007 |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Nhefo River, affluent of Luachimo River, about 50 kilometers south of Dumdo, Angola. |
| 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. This specific epithet refers to its large (macro=large) spots (punctatus,-a=spots). |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 229mm (9") 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. Large, discreet, widely spaced dark spots. Skin on body with small, villous papillae. Maxillary barbel without basel membrane. 8-11 branches on the lateral mandibular barbel. Adipose fin long and well developed. |
| Sexing | Genital papillae conical in males, absent in females. No additional sexual dimorphism apparent. |
| General Remarks | Poll (1967) wrote that this species prefers deeper water near river banks. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa, Kasai River tributaries African Waters  , Congo, Kasai (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Wright & Page 2008:294, Figs. 1-3 [Copeia 2008 (no. 2) |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2009 Jan 08 00:50 (species record created: 2008 Jun 27 03:54) |
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