Congo squeaker

Synodontis pleurops

Thirty Two Point Five Centimeters Mochokid Fish

Congo squeaker is known from Africa as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Catfishes
Family: Mochokidae
Genus: Synodontis
Maximum length: 32.5 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Africa: middle and upper Congo River basin, including Pool Malebo (= Stanley Pool) and drainages of the Kasai and the Ubangi (Ref. 78218 , 82238 ). Recorded from the lower Congo in Ref. 42510 , but considered absent from the lower Congo River basin and the Luapula system in Ref. 78218 and 82238 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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