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| Scientific Name | Synodontis clarias (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| Common Name(s) | Red Tail Syno |
| Type Locality | Incorrectly stated as America (??!!) |
| Synonym(s) | Pimelodus clarias, Pimelodus synodontes, Pimelodus synodontis, Silurus callarias, Silurus clarias, Synodontis macrodon |
| 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. Clarias means lively. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 360mm (14.2") 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. A species made distinctive by its red tail. Both sexes have this although it is not clear if it is present in young fish. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa: Chad, Niger (including the Bénoué River), Senegal, Gambia and Volta basins, also in the Nile. African Waters  , Nigeria Rivers, Niger (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)African Waters , Nigeria Rivers, Niger, Bénoué (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 , Sénégal (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)African Waters , Gambia (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)African Waters , Nile (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)African Waters , Volta (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| pH | 6.5 - 7.5 |
| Temperature | 21.0-24.0°C or 69.8-75.2°F (Show others within this range) |
| Other Parameters | dH°18. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Omnivore, feeds on insect larvae, mollusks and detritus |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Systema Nat. ed. 10v. 1 - pp306 |
| Registered Keepers | (1) Chrysichthys (k: 5), (2) smegforbrains, (3) jippo (k: 2), (4) Wiccatfish, (5) Junttis (k: 2), (6) andregurov (p: 3, k: 3), who also notes: "Extremely shy - avoids light like the plague!", (7) fuzzytigerbird, (8) Miss Dib Dabs, (9) syno-kev, (10) corybreed. 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 | 2006 Aug 01 09:44 (species record created: 2001 Apr 21 00:00) |
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