Highfin Synodontis

Synodontis velifer

Mochokid Fish beneath the Niger Basin

Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Africa
Fusiform
Medium
Tropical fish

Synodontis velifer is a species of upside-down catfish native to Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast and Ghana where it can be found in the Pra River and the Sassandra, Bandama and Volta basins.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Catfishes
Family: Mochokidae
Genus: Synodontis
Water type: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform