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| Scientific Name | Synodontis resupinata Boulenger, 1904 |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Lokoja, Northern Nigeria |
| 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 | 260mm (10.2") 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 | Niger River Basin African Waters  , Nigeria Rivers, Niger (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Proceedings of the General Meetings for Scientific Business of the Zoological Society of London 1904, v. 1 (pt 1) Catalogue of the Freshwater fish of Africa in the British Museum(1911)vol.II,pg.471 |
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| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2010 Nov 08 04:33 (species record created: 2010 Jul 04 14:28) |
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