Mochokidae

Synodontis soloni

Synodontis soloni

Fifteen Point Five Centimeters Mochokid Fish of African Waters

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

Synodontis soloni, known as the scissortail synodontis, is a species of upside-down catfish that is endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo where it is found in the Ubangi River and the rapids just below Stanley Pool. It was first described by British-Belgian zoologist George Albert Boulenger in 1899, from the Congo River in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The species name soloni is a patronym and in memory of Alexandre Solon, who assisted with the collection of fish.