Plain squeaker

Synodontis zambezensis

Mochokid Fish in the Zambezi Basin

Tropical
Lower river
Upper river
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Africa
Elongated
Medium
Tropical fish

Synodontis zambezensis, known as the brown squeaker, the korokoro, or the plain squeaker, is a species of upside-down catfish that is native to the middle and lower Zambezi River system of Eswatini, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. It was first described by German naturalist and explorer Wilhelm Peters in 1852, from specimens collected in the Zambezi River in Mozambique. The species name zambezensis is derived from the Zambezi River, where this species is found.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Catfishes
Family: Mochokidae
Genus: Synodontis
Maximum length: 43 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Africa: middle and lower Zambezi south to the Pongolo system (Ref. 7248 , 52193 ). Absent from upper Save-Runde system (Ref. 7248 , 52193 ). Also reported from the Luangwe (upper Congo River basin) (Ref. 58032 , 82238 ). Reports from the Angolan Congo basin (Ref. 11970 ) refer to Synodontis macropuncatus (Ref. 75786 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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