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| Scientific Name | Synodontis tanganaicae Borodin, 1936 |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Kasanga, Lake Tanganyika. |
| Synonym(s) | Synodontis lacustricolus, Synodontis serratus tanganyicae, Synodontis tanganyicae |
| 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 name refers to the fact that fish comes from Lake Tanganyika. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 490mm (19.3") 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. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa: Known throughout Lake Tanganyika. African Waters  , Western Rift Valley Lakes, Tanganyika (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Zool. Jahrb., Syst. (Jena)v. 68 (no. 1) - pp9 |
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| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2011 Oct 15 04:50 (species record created: 2002 Apr 12 00:00) |
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