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
Maximum length: 18.5 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Africa: Sassandra and Bandama basins in Côte d'Ivoire (Ref. 272 , 57223 ), Pra in Ghana, Volta basin in Ghana, Burkina Faso and Togo (Ref. 57223 ). Also reported from the middle Niger in Nigeria (map in Ref. 57223 ), but this may need verification.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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