Mochokidae

Synodontis flavitaeniata

Synodontis flavitaeniatus

Nineteen Point Five Centimeters Mochokid Fish of the Congo Basin

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

Synodontis flavitaeniatus, known as the orangestriped squeaker, the chocolatestriped squeaker, the yellowstriped squeaker, and the pyjama Syno, is a species of upside-down catfish native to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo where it is found in the lower and central Congo Basin. It was first described by Belgian-British zoologist George Albert Boulenger in 1919. The holotype was collected from the Ruki River at Eala, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.