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| Scientific Name | Synodontis thamalakanensis Fowler, 1935 |
| Common Name(s) | Borrelbaard-skreeubaber (Afrikaans, South African), Bubblebarb Squeaker |
| Type Locality | Thamalakane River at Maun, Botswana. |
| 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. Named in reference to the Thamalakane River |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 175mm (6.9") 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. D 1, 7; A v-v1, 8-9. Dorsal fin and spine long, longer than head length, caudal forked. Maxillary barbels strongly papillose and with a broad black basel membrane, mandibular teeth 17-28 in a broad band, premaxillary toothpad with a distinct ventral shelf, primary and secondary teeth distinct, tertiary teeth 13-27 in 1 or 2 rows, mandibular barbels with short, stubby branches. The humeral process is broad and bilaterally convex. The adipose fin is not very large. The base coloration is light grey with narrow blackish streaks and spots on the body; these are usually longitudinally oriented and may also merge together to form stripes. There are dots on the head and fins. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Okavango and Upper Zambezi systems. African Waters  , Zambesi, Upper Zambesi (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)African Waters , Okavango (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unknown |
| Further Information | |
| References | Skelton, P (2001) A Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Southern Africa. Struik, pg256. Seegers, (2008) The Catfishes of Africa pg.498. |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2011 Sep 18 03:00 (species record created: 2011 Jan 13 22:20) |
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