Synodontis schall look alike
Posted: 13 Mar 2021, 16:33
I got this guy about 4 years ago in a Nigerian import with a name Synodontis sp. "Nigeria". The problem is that I don't know whether the fish was actually caught in Nigeria and thus given the name sp. Nigeria or was it caught elsewhere and just imported from Nigeria. I don't remember all the fish that were in the shipment but there were fish from all over Africa.
I originally tought this would be S. schall but since the fish hasn't grown larger than 17cm SL I don't think it is schall. Both Synodontis oumeensis and kogonensis would be otherwise good options but both of those species have more dorsal and anal fin rays than my fish. S. macrops has crossed my mind but I just don't think it is macrops.
I originally tought this would be S. schall but since the fish hasn't grown larger than 17cm SL I don't think it is schall. Both Synodontis oumeensis and kogonensis would be otherwise good options but both of those species have more dorsal and anal fin rays than my fish. S. macrops has crossed my mind but I just don't think it is macrops.