Synodontis ngouniensis

Synodontis ngouniensis De Weirdt, Vreven & Fermon, 2008

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Mochokidae (Squeakers or upside-down catfishes) > Mochokinae
Etymology: Synodontis: Greek, syn, symphysis = grown together + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335); ngouniensis: Specific name referring to the Ngounié River basin, its type locality (Ref. 78701).

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Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical

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Africa: Ngounié River basin and upper Nyanga River basin in Gabon and Republic of Congo (Ref. 78701).

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 19.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 78701)

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Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7. Distinguished from other species in this genus in having the following set of characters: 1-4 weakly developed serrations, distally located on the anterior part of the dorsal spine (vs. entirely well serrated); mandibular teeth 12-19 (vs. at least 23); membrane broad; i.e., proximally at least as brad as barbel thread, on the proximal 2/3 of the maxillary barbel (vs. none or very weakly developed); striking color pattern, black background with whitish irregularly shaped lines and dots (Ref. 78701).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Specimens have been caught in the Dola River (Gabon) at depth of 0.80 m above a sand/gravel substrate; water here was opaque, alkaline (pH 8.41) with high conductivity and with temperature of 24.0°C (Ref. 78701).

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de Weirdt, D.D., E. Vreven and Y. Fermon, 2008. Synodontis ngouniensis, new species (Siluriformes: Mochokidae) from the Ngounié and Nyanga basins, Gabon and Republic of Congo. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 19(2):121-128. (Ref. 78701)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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