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Synodontis manni DeVos, 2001

Feather-barbelled squeaker
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Kenya country information

Common names: Feather-barbelled squeaker, Kikorokoro, Njigu
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Only known from the Lower Tana River (Ref. 39831). Possibly endemic to that part of the system (Ref. 39831, Ref. 52331).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ke.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.recoscix.org/openscrn.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Seegers, L., L. De Vos and D.O. Okeyo, 2003
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Kikorokoro, Njigu, ... more

Classification / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes(Genere, Specie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Mochokidae (Squeakers or upside-down catfishes) > Mochokinae
Etymology: Synodontis: Greek, syn, symphysis = grown together + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335);  manni: Named after Mike Mann, who first reported the presence of this species in the Tana River (Ref. 39831).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

; acqua dolce demersale.   Tropical

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Point map | Introduzioni | Faunafri

Africa: Lower Tana River in Kenya.

Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 21.6 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 39831)

Short description Morfologia | Morfometria

Spine dorsali (totale): 3; Raggi dorsali molli (totale): 7; Spine anali 0; Raggi anali molli: 11 - 12. Moderately sized species; snout rounded; lips give a distinctive horseshoe-shaped appearance to mouth in ventral view and with prominent lateral lobes; snout long (58.8-68.8%HL), 6-8 long teeth, each tooth curved distally upwards; maxillary barbel with a distinct marginal membrane at base and with well-developed thin tuberculate branches on anterior side; adipose fin well developed and separated from dorsal fin by a distance measuring 16.4-22.3%SL (Ref. 39831). Overall coloration of adult fish light brown with a white belly, caudal fin brownish, young fish brownish with irregular, broad white dendritic streaks on the flanks (Ref. 39831).

Biologia     Glossario (es. epibenthic)

Synodontis manni was only found in the main river of the Lower Tana drainage. According to local fishermen it is most abundant in deeper waters of the river where it lives near large logs and stranded trees (Ref. 39831). Oviparous (Ref. 205).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve

Oviparous (Ref. 205). Distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).

Main reference Upload your references | Bibliografia | Coordinatore | Collaboratori

De Vos, L., 2001. Synodontis manni (Teleostei: Mochokidae), a new catfish from the Lower Tana River, Kenya. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 12(1):41-50. (Ref. 39831)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


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