Lake Victoria squeaker

Synodontis victoriae

Mochokid Fish from the Nile Basin

Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Africa
Fusiform
Medium
Tropical fish

The Lake Victoria squeaker (Synodontis victoriae) is a species of upside-down catfish that is native to Kenya, Burundi, Tanzania and Uganda where it is found in Lakes Kioga and Victoria and the Victorian Nile in the lower Kagera River and the Malagarasi River drainage. It was first described by British-Belgian zoologist George Albert Boulenger in 1906, from specimens collected in the Lake Victoria at Buganga, Uganda and Entebbe, Uganda by Mr. E. Degen.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Catfishes
Family: Mochokidae
Genus: Synodontis
Maximum length: 35 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Africa: Lake Victoria, Lake Kioga, Victoria Nile and Malagarasi drainage (Ref. 78218 , 82238 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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