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Scientific Name Synodontis punctifer  Daget, 1965     
Common Name(s) None
Type Locality Nzo at Guglo, Ivory Coast.
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. 
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Size 192mm (7.6") 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.
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Distribution Africa: Nzo River in Sassandra basin and Bandama River, Côte d'Ivoire.
African Waters Show it on a map , Côte de Ivoire Waters, Nzo (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)
African Waters Show it on a map , Côte de Ivoire Waters, Bandama (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)
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Breeding Unreported.
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References Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. (Sér. 2)v. 36 (no. 4) (1964) - pp472
Registered Keepers (1) Chrysichthys (k: 2), (2) jippo (k: 2).

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Breeding Reports None.
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