Mochokidae

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.