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| Scientific Name | Synodontis punu Vreven & Milondo, 2009 |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Doutsila River at Bihongo, 2°48.312'S, 11°45.970'E, Nyanga River basin, Republic of Congo. |
| 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. The species is dedicated to the Punu people, inhabitants of the area, in appreciation for their help during collecting in the area and in gratitude for their spontaneous hospitality. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 44mm (1.7") 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. Synodontis punu is distinguised from its congeners except (S. acanthoperca) by having a hypertrophied opercular spine in sexually mature males and a caudal fin with a pair of black patches, one on the upper and one on the lower lobe. This species can be differentiated from S.acanthoperca by the absence of a saddle-like dark brown spot situated posterior to the dorsal fin and anterior to the adipose fin. Also has a deeper, triangular humeral process. |
| Sexing | Hypertrophied opercular spine in mature males. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Gabon and Republic of Congo. Known from the type locality, River Doutsila at Bihongo, Nyanga River basin (Republic of Congo) and from the Loukénini River, affluent of the Niari (Kouilou) River basin (Republic of Congo) and the Dola River, affluent of the Ngounié River, itself a left bank affluent of the Ogooué basin (Gabon) African Waters  , Gabon Waters, Ogowe, Ngounié, Dola (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)African Waters , Kouilou, Loukénini (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)African Waters , Nyanga (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Vreven [E. J.] & Milondo [L.] 2009:98, Figs. 2-3 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 20 (no. 2) |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2011 Jul 03 10:16 (species record created: 2011 Jan 22 20:43) |
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