Dwarf Synodontis

Synodontis batesii

Eleven Point Five Centimeters Mochokid Fish from the Congo Basin

Tropical
Upper river
Near the Equator
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Africa
Fusiform
Small
Tropical fish

Synodontis batesii is a species of upside-down catfish native to rivers of Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. It was first collected by G. L. Bates and described by Belgian-British zoologist George Albert Boulenger in 1907, based upon holotypes discovered in the Dja River, near Bitye in Cameroon. The specific name "batesii" refers to the name of the collector of the first specimen.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Catfishes
Family: Mochokidae
Genus: Synodontis
Maximum length: 11.5 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Africa: middle Congo River basin (Ref. 78218 , 82238 , 106245 ) in Democratic Republic of the Congo, rivers Dja, Nyong (Ref. 51193 , 78218 , 82238 ), upper Ivindo (Ogooué basin)(Ref. 81251 ) and Ntem (Ref. 51193 , 81251 ) in Cameroon, Mbini/Woleu, Ivindo, Ogowe and Ouzibi in Gabon and Muni River in Equatorial Guinea (Ref. 81251 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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