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.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Catfishes
Family: Mochokidae
Genus: Synodontis
Maximum length: 11.5 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Africa: middle Congo River basin (Ref. 78218 ) in the Ruki, Tshuapa, middle Congo River mainstream and Lomami, in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 82238 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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