Mochokidae

Catfish

Synodontis ocellifer

Silurid Fish Reaching Forty Nine Centimeters

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• Africa
• Fusiform
• Medium
• Tropical fish

Synodontis ocellifer, known as the ocellated synodontis, is a species of upside-down catfish native to the rivers of northern and western Africa. It has been reported in 10 countries, including Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, and Senegal. It was first described by Belgian-British zoologist George Albert Boulenger in 1900, from specimens collected in Kunchow Creek, in Gambia.