 Species List |
|---|
| 1. |
Acanthocleithron chapini |
(i:2, k:0) |
| 2. |
Atopochilus chabanaudi |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 3. |
Atopochilus christyi |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 4. |
Atopochilus macrocephalus |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 5. |
Atopochilus mandevillei |
(i:2, k:0) |
| 6. |
Atopochilus pachychilus |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 7. |
Atopochilus savorgnani |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 8. |
Atopochilus sp. (1) |
(i:4, k:0) |
| 9. |
Atopochilus vogti |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 10. |
Atopodontus adriaensi |
(i:7, k:0) |
| 11. |
Brachysynodontis batensoda |
(i:12, k:17) |
| 12. |
Chiloglanis angolensis |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 13. |
Chiloglanis anoterus |
(i:4, k:0) |
| 14. |
Chiloglanis asymetricaudalis |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 15. |
Chiloglanis batesii |
(i:4, k:0) |
| 16. |
Chiloglanis bifurcus |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 17. |
Chiloglanis camarabounyi |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 18. |
Chiloglanis cf. disneyi |
(i:4, k:4) |
| 19. |
Chiloglanis cf. neumanni |
(i:7, k:0) |
| 20. |
Chiloglanis congicus |
(i:7, k:3) |
| 21. |
Chiloglanis dialloi |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 22. |
Chiloglanis disneyi |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 23. |
Chiloglanis igamba |
(i:4, k:0) |
| 24. |
Chiloglanis kabaensis |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 25. |
Chiloglanis kalambo |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 26. |
Chiloglanis kazumbei |
(i:3, k:0) |
| 27. |
Chiloglanis kolente |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 28. |
Chiloglanis loffabrevum |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 29. |
Chiloglanis longibarbis |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 30. |
Chiloglanis lukugae |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 31. |
Chiloglanis macropterus |
(i:2, k:0) |
| 32. |
Chiloglanis neumanni |
(i:3, k:3) |
| 33. |
Chiloglanis nzerekore |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 34. |
Chiloglanis occidentalis |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 35. |
Chiloglanis orthodontus |
(i:3, k:0) |
| 36. |
Chiloglanis paratus |
(i:2, k:0) |
| 37. |
Chiloglanis pezoldi |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 38. |
Chiloglanis polypogon |
(i:8, k:3) |
| 39. |
Chiloglanis pretoriae |
(i:13, k:1) |
| 40. |
Chiloglanis productus |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 41. |
Chiloglanis somereni |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 42. |
Chiloglanis sp. (1) |
(i:3, k:0) |
| 43. |
Chiloglanis sp. `PUNGWE RIVER` |
(i:3, k:0) |
| 44. |
Chiloglanis trilobatus |
(i:2, k:0) |
| 45. |
Chiloglanis tweddlei |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 46. |
Euchilichthys boulengeri |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 47. |
Euchilichthys cf. astatodon |
(i:4, k:1) |
| 48. |
Euchilichthys dybowskii |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 49. |
Euchilichthys guentheri |
(i:12, k:6) |
| 50. |
Euchilichthys royauxi |
(i:7, k:1) |
| 51. |
Euchilichthys sp. (1) |
(i:3, k:0) |
| 52. |
Hemisynodontis membranacea |
(i:16, k:18) |
| 53. |
Microsynodontis armatus |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 54. |
Microsynodontis batesii |
(i:5, k:26) |
| 55. |
Microsynodontis christyi |
(i:2, k:1) |
| 56. |
Microsynodontis emarginata |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 57. |
Microsynodontis hirsuta |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 58. |
Microsynodontis laevigata |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 59. |
Microsynodontis lamberti |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 60. |
Microsynodontis nannoculus |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 61. |
Microsynodontis nasutus |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 62. |
Microsynodontis notata |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 63. |
Microsynodontis polli |
(i:15, k:22) |
| 64. |
Microsynodontis sp. (1) |
(i:16, k:24) |
| 65. |
Microsynodontis vigilis |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 66. |
Mochokiella paynei |
(i:16, k:18) |
| 67. |
Mochokus brevis |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 68. |
Mochokus niloticus |
(i:4, k:0) |
| 69. |
Synodontis acanthomias |
(i:13, k:10) |
| 70. |
Synodontis acanthoperca |
(i:3, k:0) |
| 71. |
Synodontis aff. multipunctatus |
(i:1, k:2) |
| 72. |
Synodontis afrofischeri |
(i:14, k:4) |
| 73. |
Synodontis alberti |
(i:13, k:29) |
| 74. |
Synodontis albolineatus |
(i:4, k:2) |
| 75. |
Synodontis angelicus |
(i:24, k:97) |
| 76. |
Synodontis annectens |
(i:6, k:0) |
| 77. |
Synodontis ansorgii |
(i:12, k:8) |
| 78. |
Synodontis arnoulti |
(i:4, k:0) |
| 79. |
Synodontis aterrimus |
(i:2, k:18) |
| 80. |
Synodontis bastiani |
(i:8, k:3) |
| 81. |
Synodontis batesii |
(i:13, k:7) |
| 82. |
Synodontis brichardi |
(i:14, k:49) |
| 83. |
Synodontis budgetti |
(i:5, k:5) |
| 84. |
Synodontis camelopardalis |
(i:5, k:5) |
| 85. |
Synodontis carineae |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 86. |
Synodontis caudalis |
(i:10, k:3) |
| 87. |
Synodontis caudovittatus |
(i:7, k:1) |
| 88. |
Synodontis centralis |
(i:3, k:0) |
| 89. |
Synodontis cf. multimaculatus |
(i:1, k:1) |
| 90. |
Synodontis cf. petricola |
(i:2, k:9) |
| 91. |
Synodontis cf. polli(1) |
(i:7, k:4) |
| 92. |
Synodontis cf. polli(2) |
(i:1, k:1) |
| 93. |
Synodontis clarias |
(i:10, k:18) |
| 94. |
Synodontis comoensis |
(i:2, k:6) |
| 95. |
Synodontis congicus |
(i:11, k:8) |
| 96. |
Synodontis contractus |
(i:10, k:17) |
| 97. |
Synodontis courteti |
(i:6, k:1) |
| 98. |
Synodontis cuangoanus |
(i:6, k:2) |
| 99. |
Synodontis decorus |
(i:13, k:105) |
| 100. |
Synodontis dekimpei |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 101. |
Synodontis depauwi |
(i:4, k:0) |
| 102. |
Synodontis dhonti |
(i:3, k:3) |
| 103. |
Synodontis dorsomaculatus |
(i:6, k:1) |
| 104. |
Synodontis eupterus |
(i:22, k:331) |
| 105. |
Synodontis filamentosus |
(i:9, k:7) |
| 106. |
Synodontis flavitaeniatus |
(i:14, k:55) |
| 107. |
Synodontis frontosus |
(i:4, k:10) |
| 108. |
Synodontis fuelleborni |
(i:6, k:0) |
| 109. |
Synodontis gambiensis |
(i:6, k:4) |
| 110. |
Synodontis geledensis |
(i:4, k:0) |
| 111. |
Synodontis gobroni |
(i:4, k:0) |
| 112. |
Synodontis grandiops |
(i:10, k:14) |
| 113. |
Synodontis granulosus |
(i:16, k:33) |
| 114. |
Synodontis greshoffi |
(i:12, k:13) |
| 115. |
Synodontis guttatus |
(i:2, k:0) |
| 116. |
Synodontis haugi |
(i:6, k:0) |
| 117. |
Synodontis ilebrevis |
(i:4, k:1) |
| 118. |
Synodontis irsacae |
(i:24, k:2) |
| 119. |
Synodontis iturii |
(i:3, k:0) |
| 120. |
Synodontis katangae |
(i:3, k:1) |
| 121. |
Synodontis khartoumensis |
(i:3, k:0) |
| 122. |
Synodontis koensis |
(i:3, k:4) |
| 123. |
Synodontis kogonensis |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 124. |
Synodontis laessoei |
(i:6, k:0) |
| 125. |
Synodontis leopardinus |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 126. |
Synodontis leopardus |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 127. |
Synodontis levequei |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 128. |
Synodontis longirostris |
(i:13, k:14) |
| 129. |
Synodontis longispinis |
(i:3, k:0) |
| 130. |
Synodontis lucipinnis |
(i:23, k:142) |
| 131. |
Synodontis lufirae |
(i:6, k:3) |
| 132. |
Synodontis macrophthalmus |
(i:3, k:0) |
| 133. |
Synodontis macrops |
(i:8, k:1) |
| 134. |
Synodontis macropunctatus |
(i:2, k:0) |
| 135. |
Synodontis macrostigma |
(i:5, k:0) |
| 136. |
Synodontis macrostoma |
(i:3, k:0) |
| 137. |
Synodontis manni |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 138. |
Synodontis marmoratus |
(i:3, k:0) |
| 139. |
Synodontis matthesi |
(i:6, k:0) |
| 140. |
Synodontis melanopterus |
(i:6, k:0) |
| 141. |
Synodontis melanostictus |
(i:8, k:0) |
| 142. |
Synodontis multimaculatus |
(i:5, k:4) |
| 143. |
Synodontis multipunctatus |
(i:24, k:178) |
| 144. |
Synodontis nebulosus |
(i:4, k:0) |
| 145. |
Synodontis ngouniensis |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 146. |
Synodontis nigrita |
(i:13, k:70) |
| 147. |
Synodontis nigriventris |
(i:25, k:180) |
| 148. |
Synodontis nigromaculatus |
(i:7, k:6) |
| 149. |
Synodontis njassae |
(i:13, k:29) |
| 150. |
Synodontis notatus |
(i:14, k:29) |
| 151. |
Synodontis nummifer |
(i:7, k:6) |
| 152. |
Synodontis obesus |
(i:8, k:1) |
| 153. |
Synodontis ocellifer |
(i:10, k:70) |
| 154. |
Synodontis omias |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 155. |
Synodontis orientalis |
(i:10, k:1) |
| 156. |
Synodontis ornatipinnis |
(i:9, k:19) |
| 157. |
Synodontis ornatissimus |
(i:4, k:0) |
| 158. |
Synodontis ouemeensis |
(i:5, k:1) |
| 159. |
Synodontis pardalis |
(i:15, k:18) |
| 160. |
Synodontis petricola |
(i:16, k:163) |
| 161. |
Synodontis pleurops |
(i:12, k:19) |
| 162. |
Synodontis polli |
(i:18, k:30) |
| 163. |
Synodontis polyodon |
(i:2, k:0) |
| 164. |
Synodontis polystigma |
(i:3, k:0) |
| 165. |
Synodontis pulcher |
(i:3, k:0) |
| 166. |
Synodontis punctifer |
(i:7, k:2) |
| 167. |
Synodontis punctulatus |
(i:4, k:0) |
| 168. |
Synodontis punu |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 169. |
Synodontis rebeli |
(i:1, k:3) |
| 170. |
Synodontis resupinatus |
(i:14, k:4) |
| 171. |
Synodontis ricardoae |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 172. |
Synodontis robbianus |
(i:9, k:7) |
| 173. |
Synodontis robertsi |
(i:12, k:15) |
| 174. |
Synodontis ruandae |
(i:3, k:0) |
| 175. |
Synodontis rufigiensis |
(i:4, k:0) |
| 176. |
Synodontis rukwaensis |
(i:3, k:0) |
| 177. |
Synodontis schall |
(i:17, k:7) |
| 178. |
Synodontis schoutedeni |
(i:19, k:58) |
| 179. |
Synodontis serpentis |
(i:2, k:5) |
| 180. |
Synodontis serratus |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 181. |
Synodontis smiti |
(i:4, k:2) |
| 182. |
Synodontis soloni |
(i:16, k:18) |
| 183. |
Synodontis sorex |
(i:5, k:0) |
| 184. |
Synodontis sp. (1) |
(i:3, k:2) |
| 185. |
Synodontis sp. (2) |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 186. |
Synodontis sp. (3) |
(i:0, k:3) |
| 187. |
Synodontis sp. (4) |
(i:1, k:1) |
| 188. |
Synodontis sp. (5) |
(i:2, k:0) |
| 189. |
Synodontis sp. (6) |
(i:1, k:5) |
| 190. |
Synodontis sp. (8) |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 191. |
Synodontis sp. (9) |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 192. |
Synodontis sp. hybrid(1) |
(i:10, k:15) |
| 193. |
Synodontis sp. hybrid(2) |
(i:2, k:1) |
| 194. |
Synodontis sp. hybrid(3) |
(i:11, k:5) |
| 195. |
Synodontis sp. hybrid(4) |
(i:9, k:4) |
| 196. |
Synodontis sp. hybrid(5) |
(i:3, k:21) |
| 197. |
Synodontis sp. hybrid(6) |
(i:4, k:2) |
| 198. |
Synodontis sp. hybrid(7) |
(i:1, k:2) |
| 199. |
Synodontis sp. hybrid(8) |
(i:3, k:2) |
| 200. |
Synodontis sp. hybrid(9) |
(i:7, k:5) |
| 201. |
Synodontis sp. `CROCODILE ISLAND` |
(i:7, k:1) |
| 202. |
Synodontis sp. `JA RIVER` |
(i:8, k:1) |
| 203. |
Synodontis sp. `LOWER GUINEA` |
(i:4, k:0) |
| 204. |
Synodontis sp. `POLLI WHITE` |
(i:13, k:10) |
| 205. |
Synodontis steindachneri |
(i:3, k:0) |
| 206. |
Synodontis tanganaicae |
(i:11, k:5) |
| 207. |
Synodontis tessmanni |
(i:7, k:0) |
| 208. |
Synodontis thamalakanensis |
(i:0, k:0) |
| 209. |
Synodontis thysi |
(i:3, k:0) |
| 210. |
Synodontis tourei |
(i:3, k:0) |
| 211. |
Synodontis unicolor |
(i:3, k:0) |
| 212. |
Synodontis vanderwaali |
(i:8, k:0) |
| 213. |
Synodontis velifer |
(i:6, k:2) |
| 214. |
Synodontis vermiculatus |
(i:3, k:0) |
| 215. |
Synodontis victoriae |
(i:3, k:0) |
| 216. |
Synodontis violaceus |
(i:3, k:0) |
| 217. |
Synodontis voltae |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 218. |
Synodontis waterloti |
(i:26, k:12) |
| 219. |
Synodontis woleuensis |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 220. |
Synodontis woosnami |
(i:4, k:0) |
| 221. |
Synodontis xiphias |
(i:1, k:0) |
| 222. |
Synodontis zambezensis |
(i:11, k:0) |
| 223. |
Synodontis zanzibaricus |
(i:3, k:0) |
| Total of 223 species |
|---|
| | The Catfish Family |
|---|
|
 |
| Family Common Name |
Upside Down Catfish |
| Distribution |
Africa |
| Common Names |
Upside Down Catfish, Syno, Squeaker, Lace Catfish, Suckermouth Catlet |
| Size |
Smallest 27mm, largest 760mm, average 176mm, most commonly 100mm. All SL. |
| Species |
There are 223 species in 11 genera in the database |
| Keepers |
105 species (47%) are being kept by registered keepers |
| Top Five Genera |
|---|
| 1. |
Synodontis , 155 species (2098 keepers) |
| 2. |
Microsynodontis , 13 species (73 keepers) |
| 3. |
Hemisynodontis , 1 species (18 keepers) |
| 4. |
Mochokiella , 1 species (18 keepers) |
| 5. |
Brachysynodontis , 1 species (17 keepers) |
| Distribution of selected species |
|---|
Log in to view species occurence data on a map. | | Most Kept Species |
|---|
| 1. |
Synodontis eupterus (14.74%) |
| 2. |
Synodontis nigriventris (8.01%) |
| 3. |
Synodontis multipunctatus (7.93%) |
| 4. |
Synodontis petricola (7.26%) |
| 5. |
Synodontis lucipinnis (6.32%) |
| 6. |
Synodontis decorus (4.67%) |
| 7. |
Synodontis angelicus (4.32%) |
| 8. |
Synodontis ocellifer (3.12%) |
| 9. |
Synodontis nigrita (3.12%) |
| 10. |
Synodontis schoutedeni (2.58%) |
| 11. |
Synodontis flavitaeniatus (2.45%) |
| 12. |
Synodontis brichardi (2.18%) |
| 13. |
Synodontis granulosus (1.47%) |
| 14. |
Synodontis polli (1.34%) |
| 15. |
Synodontis notatus (1.29%) |
| 16. |
Synodontis njassae (1.29%) |
| 17. |
Synodontis alberti (1.29%) |
| 18. |
Microsynodontis batesii (1.16%) |
| 19. |
Microsynodontis sp. (1) (1.07%) |
| 20. |
Microsynodontis polli (0.98%) |
| 21. |
Synodontis sp. hybrid(5) (0.93%) |
| 22. |
Synodontis pleurops (0.85%) |
| 23. |
Synodontis ornatipinnis (0.85%) |
| 24. |
Synodontis soloni (0.8%) |
| 25. |
Synodontis pardalis (0.8%) |
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