Mochokidae

Fischer's Victoria squeaker

Synodontis afrofischeri

Seventeen Point Seven Centimeters Mochokid Fish

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• Africa
• Fusiform
• Medium
• Tropical fish

Synodontis afrofischeri, known as Fischer's Victoria squeaker, the marbled Victoria squeaker, Fischer's catfish, or the Victoria synodontis, is a species of upside-down catfish native to Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. It was first described by German zoologist Franz Martin Hilgendorf in 1888, based upon a holotype discovered in Lake Victoria. The specific name "afrofischeri" is in honor of the German researcher Dr.