Mochokidae

Synodontis aterrima

Synodontis aterrimus

Eleven Point Five Centimeters Mochokid Fish of the Congo Basin

• Black
• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• Africa
• Small
• Tropical fish

Synodontis aterrimus, known as the network synodontis, is a species of upside-down catfish that is endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo where it is found in the middle Congo Basin. It was first described by Max Poll and Tyson R. Roberts in 1968. The original specimens were obtained in Bokuma, on the Congo River in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo.