Mochokidae

Synodontis longirostris

Synodontis longirostris

Sixty Six Centimeters Mochokid Fish of the Congo Basin

• Tropical
• Lower river
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• Africa
• Large
• Tropical fish

Synodontis longirostris, known as the eyespot synodontis, is a species of upside-down catfish that is native to the Democratic Republic of the Congo where it occurs in the Congo Basin. It was first described by British-Belgian zoologist George Albert Boulenger in 1902, from specimens obtained in the Ubangi River at Banzyville. The species name longirostris comes from the Latin word longus, meaning "long", and the Latin word rostrum, meaning snout, referring to the long snout on this species.