Blotched upsidedown catfish

Synodontis nigriventris

Nine Point Six Centimeters Catfish of African Waters

Black
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Africa
Small
Tropical fish

Synodontis nigriventris, the blotched upside-down catfish, is a species of upside-down catfish native to the Congo Basin of Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Catfishes
Family: Mochokidae
Genus: Synodontis
Maximum length: 9.6 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Africa: middle Congo River basin, including Pool Malebo (=Stanley Pool) and drainages of the Kasai and Ubangi (Ref. 78218 , 82238 ). Also reported from the Kouilou-Niari basin at Makaka, Republic of the Congo (Ref. 82238 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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