Mochokidae

Blackspotted squeaker

Synodontis nigromaculatus

Mochokid Fish of the Zambezi Basin

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

Synodontis nigromaculatus, known as the spotted squeaker, the blackspotted squeaker, or the speckled squeaker, is a species of upside-down catfish that is found widely in southern Africa. It has been identified in Angola, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. It was first described by British-Belgian zoologist George Albert Boulenger in 1905, from specimens collected in Lake Bangweulu in Zambia.