Synodontis sp. (7) • Mochokidae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	Synodontis sp. (7)
Common Name(s)	None
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.
Species Information
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. Likely an undescribed species found captured alongside Synodontis pardalis in the Ja River. The above are all the same fish, beginning as wild caught with the yellow color. After a few months the yellow faded and as the fish aged it ha gone darker.
Sexing	First lay the fish in your hand with its head toward your palm and the tail toward your fingers. Hold the dorsal spine between your middle and ring finger so the fish is belly up and you won't get stuck (Which by the way, hurts like crazy!). The genital pore is in a small furrow of tissue (in healthy fish) and will be obstructed by the pelvic fins. Pull down on the tail gently to arch the fishes spine and the pelvic fins will stand and the furrow open to display the genital pore and the anus of the fish. The male has a somewhat ridged genital papillae on which the spermatoduct is on the back side, facing the tail fin. A gravid female will also show an extended papillae but the oviduct is on the ventral side of the papillae (And may also show a little redness if really gravid). A thin or emaciated female will have just two pink pores, the oviduct and the anus.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Ja River, Cameroon
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Further Information
Registered Keepers	(1) jippo (k: 3). Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.
Breeding Reports	None.
	Search Planet Catfish for more on Synodontis sp. (7)
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BBCode	(for use in linking to this page from forum posts)
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Hits	2065 hits.
Last Update	2012 Aug 20 19:21 (species record created: 2009 Aug 23 07:38)

Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Synodontis sp. (7)

None

sin oh don tiss

Synodontis: From the Greek syn, meaning together, and odontos, meaning tooth; in reference to the closely-spaced lower jaw teeth.

Species Information

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.

Likely an undescribed species found captured alongside Synodontis pardalis in the Ja River. The above are all the same fish, beginning as wild caught with the yellow color. After a few months the yellow faded and as the fish aged it ha gone darker.

Sexing

First lay the fish in your hand with its head toward your palm and the tail toward your fingers. Hold the dorsal spine between your middle and ring finger so the fish is belly up and you won't get stuck (Which by the way, hurts like crazy!). The genital pore is in a small furrow of tissue (in healthy fish) and will be obstructed by the pelvic fins. Pull down on the tail gently to arch the fishes spine and the pelvic fins will stand and the furrow open to display the genital pore and the anus of the fish. The male has a somewhat ridged genital papillae on which the spermatoduct is on the back side, facing the tail fin. A gravid female will also show an extended papillae but the oviduct is on the ventral side of the papillae (And may also show a little redness if really gravid). A thin or emaciated female will have just two pink pores, the oviduct and the anus.

Habitat Information

Distribution

Ja River, Cameroon

Husbandry Information

Breeding

Unreported.

Further Information

Registered Keepers

(1) jippo (k: 3).

Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.

Breeding Reports

None.

Search Planet Catfish for more on Synodontis sp. (7)

Look up Synodontis sp. (7) on AquaticRepublic.com

BBCode

(for use in linking to this page from forum posts)

(for use in linking to the species from anywhere on the web)

Get or print a QR code for this species profile, or try our BETA label creator.

Hits

2065 hits.

Last Update

2012 Aug 20 19:21 (species record created: 2009 Aug 23 07:38)

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