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    Close-up of pectoral fin
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    Ventral view
  • Synodontis waterloti(12) Male genital papillae - Click to enlarge
    Male genital papillae
Jump to next section Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name Synodontis waterloti  Daget, 1962     
Common Name(s) None
Type Locality Friguiagbé, near Kindia, Guinea.
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. 
Jump to next section Species Information
Size 141mm (5.6") 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: Sierra Leone (Waanje, Taja, Jong and Mano Rivers); Liberia (St. John River basin); Côte d'Ivoire (Cess River basin); Ghana (Pra and Ofin River basin). Also known from Guinea (Konkouré and Kolenté Rivers).
African Waters Show it on a map , Sierra Leone Rivers, Waanje (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)
African Waters Show it on a map , Taja (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)
African Waters Show it on a map , Jong (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)
African Waters Show it on a map , Sierra Leone Rivers, Mano (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)
African Waters Show it on a map , Pra (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)
African Waters Show it on a map , Great Scarcies (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)
African Waters Show it on a map , Konkouré (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)
African Waters Show it on a map , Ofin (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)
African Waters Show it on a map , Cess (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)
African Waters Show it on a map , St John (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)
pH 6.8 - 7.8
Temperature 22.0-25.0°C or 71.6-77°F (Show others within this range)
Other Parameters dH°20.
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Breeding Unreported.
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References Mem. Inst. Franc. Afr. NoireNo. 65 - pp111 - Fig. 37; Pl. 10 (fig. 23)
Registered Keepers (1) synodont_fan (k: 4), who also notes: "Mine have a different look than the pictured specimen. More yellowish color and stronger broken line pattern. Mine were pretty active until the angelicus and notatus got bigger; now they stay out of their way.", (2) lizimal, who also notes: "Sydney the Syno! :) $40 - 30% discount on sale at LFS. Great fish! He must be happy, as he's yellowish and chubby, hehe. He's very explorish, and swims about a lot.", (3) jippo (k: 4), (4) Lightbringer, (5) scotty105 (k: 2), (6) syno-kev, (7) Bijn (k: 3).

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Last Update 2006 Oct 07 07:08 (species record created: 2001 May 04 00:00)

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