Mochokidae

Synodontis congicus

Synodontis congicus

Twenty Point Two Centimeters Mochokid Fish from the Congo Basin

• Tropical
• Upper river
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• Africa
• Medium
• Tropical fish

Synodontis congicus is a species of upside-down catfish native to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo where it occurs in the upper and middle Congo Basin. It was first described by Belgian ichthyologist Max Poll in 1971. The first specimen was found near the town of Gangala-na-Bodio, Democratic Republic of the Congo, in the Dungu River.