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Hello,

Re the new image of "Synodontis notatus" which is listed as "image 16 of 16". I would take this fish to be Synodontis congica, or Synodontis congicus as it is currently named on the site.

Lee

& image 11 as well!

OK, 16 & 11 are from the same batch, so I've moved them. Revisiting this, do either of you also think that image 10 is also S. congica/us?

Jools

Yes Jools,

I would consider image 10 under S. notata to actually represent S. congica.

As you can obviously see I have personally, after a number of discussions with various ichthyologists including Bill Eschmeyer, taken to the new species name endings of some of the Synodontis species as used in the Ferraris Checklist.

Lee

lfinley58 wrote:I would consider image 10 under S. notata to actually represent S. congica.
As you can obviously see I have personally, after a number of discussions with various ichthyologists including Bill Eschmeyer, taken to the new species name endings of some of the Synodontis species as used in the Ferraris Checklist.

And so did Bill himself - this is from the CoF:

congicus, Synodontis Poll 1971:440, Fig. 206; Pls. 7(6), 12(16) [Annales du Musee Roya de l'Afrique Centrale Serie 8 Zoologie No. 191; ref. 7700]. Gangala na Bodio, Dungu River, Zaire [Democratic Republic of Congo]. Holotype: MRAC 165695. Paratypes: MRAC 36336 (1), 67424 (1), 68587 (1), 96370 (1), 117874 (1), 117876-878 (3), 123756 (1), 138176-177 (2), 165696-701 (6). Type catalog: Derijst 1991:67 [ref. 21528], Ferraris 2007:313 [ref. 29155] •Valid as Synodontis congicus Poll 1971 -- (Gosse 1986:123 [ref. 6194], Burgess 1989:195 [ref. 12860]). •Valid as Synodontis congica Poll 1971 -- (Ferraris 2007:313 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synodontis congica Poll 1971. Mochokidae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

You might want to change the name in the Clog.

Moved back to "Bugs" since it still has work remaining.

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Mats

Hi Marc and MatsP,

Bill did accept all of the Synodontis species names endings as used in Ferraris. He did a survey around regarding the gender of the name and there was good agreement. I am sure that it will be confusing for a while. I have already started using any of the necessary changes in my column.

Lee

I believe all of this is now fixed. If anyone thinks it is NOT so, please say!

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Mats

Hi MatsP,

A quick question: I am guessing that you are referencing only the entry on S. notata. Can I mention the following correction which is in need of a Cat-eLog fix here (or would you prefer a separate post)?

S. aff. multipunctatus [sic]

Lee

A quick question: I am guessing that you are referencing only the entry on S. notata. Can I mention the following correction which is in need of a Cat-eLog fix here (or would you prefer a separate post)?

S. aff. multipunctatus [sic]

I went ahead and made the change...all else is resolved???

Moved to resolved.

Cool.



Jools