Mochokidae

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.