Microsynodontis polli • Mochokidae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Microsynodontis polli** Lambert, 1958
Common Name(s)	Pygmy Syno, Pygmy Synodontis
Type Locality	Gbin R., French Guinea.
Pronunciation	mike row sin oh don tiss
Etymology	Microsynodontis: From the Greek mikros, meaning small, and synodontis; in reference to the small size of members of this genus. Named to honour Max Poll, a Belgian ichthyologist who worked extensively with fish from Lake Tanganyika and the Congo drainage.
Species Information
Size	60mm (2.4") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	The genus Microsynodontis has an interrupted lateral line. The caudal fin is usually rounded or truncate, sometimes with a slight indent. There is a long adipose fin with no fin ray. Three pairs of barbels with the mandibular barbels branched. This species is highly variable in color, having a yellowish to brown base color, sometimes with dark spots, others have vertical looking slashes of lighter color or a combination of all the above, some large specimens even show a tendency to go an almost all whitish coloration. They are a longer looking species when compared to most others as they get bigger, this is also partly due to the long rounded caudal fin.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Africa: Gbin River, upper Niger in Guinea. Reported from Saint John, Liberia and Malebo Pool, DRC. African Waters, Nigeria Waters, Niger, Upper Niger, Gbin (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Congo, Lower Congo, Pool Malebo (click on these areas to find other species found there) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
pH	6.5 - 7.2
Temperature	22.0-25.0°C or 71.6-77°F (Show others within this range)
Other Parameters	dH°8.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Further Information
References	Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr.v. 57 (nos. 1-2) - pp42 - Fig. 1
Registered Keepers	(1) CatBrat, (2) Oliver D. (k: 5), (3) Silurus, (4) Dave Rinaldo, (5) tezr, (6) Richard B (p: 2, k: 3), (7) xsweeneyx, (8) rommer (k: 10), (9) N0body Of The Goat, who also notes: "Despite a long acclimitisation, lost the other five members within minutes of adding to tank, worst fishkeeping experience to date :(", (10) Birger (k: 5), (11) Stan, (12) jippo (k: 6), (13) CoryWally (p: 2). 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.
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Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Microsynodontis polli Lambert, 1958

Common Name(s)

Pygmy Syno, Pygmy Synodontis

Type Locality

Gbin R., French Guinea.

Pronunciation

mike row sin oh don tiss

Etymology

Microsynodontis: From the Greek mikros, meaning small, and synodontis; in reference to the small size of members of this genus. Named to honour Max Poll, a Belgian ichthyologist who worked extensively with fish from Lake Tanganyika and the Congo drainage.

Species Information

Size

60mm (2.4") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.

Identification

The genus Microsynodontis has an interrupted lateral line. The caudal fin is usually rounded or truncate, sometimes with a slight indent. There is a long adipose fin with no fin ray. Three pairs of barbels with the mandibular barbels branched.

This species is highly variable in color, having a yellowish to brown base color, sometimes with dark spots, others have vertical looking slashes of lighter color or a combination of all the above, some large specimens even show a tendency to go an almost all whitish coloration. They are a longer looking species when compared to most others as they get bigger, this is also partly due to the long rounded caudal fin.

Habitat Information

Distribution

Africa: Gbin River, upper Niger in Guinea. Reported from Saint John, Liberia and Malebo Pool, DRC.
African Waters, Nigeria Waters, Niger, Upper Niger, Gbin (click on these areas to find other species found there)
African Waters, Congo, Lower Congo, Pool Malebo (click on these areas to find other species found there)

(Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)

6.5 - 7.2

Temperature

22.0-25.0°C or 71.6-77°F (Show others within this range)

Other Parameters

dH°8.

Husbandry Information

Breeding

Unreported.

Further Information

References

Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr.v. 57 (nos. 1-2) - pp42 - Fig. 1

Registered Keepers

(1) CatBrat, (2) Oliver D. (k: 5), (3) Silurus, (4) Dave Rinaldo, (5) tezr, (6) Richard B (p: 2, k: 3), (7) xsweeneyx, (8) rommer (k: 10), (9) N0body Of The Goat, who also notes: "Despite a long acclimitisation, lost the other five members within minutes of adding to tank, worst fishkeeping experience to date :(", (10) Birger (k: 5), (11) Stan, (12) jippo (k: 6), (13) CoryWally (p: 2).

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.

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