FB-64041 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64041 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Siluriformes Loricariidae Acestridium Acestridium triplax Rodríguez & Reis, 2007 Synodontis macropunctata Wright & Page, 2008 Synodontis nigromaculata (non Boulenger, 1905) Synodontis zambesensis (non Peters, 1852) 2008-06-24 2024-07-18 Poll, M.0 Contribution à la faune ichthyologique de l'Angola. Diamang Publ. Cult., nr. 75:381 p. (Ref. 11970) Wright, J.J. and L.M. Page0 A new species of <i>Synodontis</i> (Siluriformes: Mochokidae) from tributaries of the Kasai River in Northern Angola. Copeia 2008(2):294-300. (Ref. 75786) FB-GeneralDescr-64049 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2008-06-27 00:00:00 2024-03-22 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64049 Prefers deeper water near river banks (Ref. 11970). Nothing is known about the diet, reproductive behavior, or abundance of this species (Ref. 75786). Wright, J.J. and L.M. Page 2008 A new species of <i>Synodontis</i> (Siluriformes: Mochokidae) from tributaries of the Kasai River in Northern Angola. Copeia 2008(2):294-300. (Ref. 75786) FB-DiagnosticDescr-64049 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2008-10-07 19:52:20 2012-12-18 22:35:04 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64049 Length of the maxillary barbel 37.2-48.5% of standard length and 138.2-176.3% of head length; length of lateral mandibular barbel 87.2-107.9% of head length; length of medial mandibular barbel 38.5-54.5% of head length (Ref. 75786). Number of mandibular teeth 27-35 (Ref. 75786). Humeral process triangular, granulous; possessing poorly developed ridge on ventral margin; dorsal margin concave to slightly convex in largest specimens, with 0-2 small, pointed projections; terminating in sharp point (Ref. 75786).Colour: In preservation, dorsum pale to dark brown, covered with large dark spots; ventral areas light with dark spots; maxillary and mandibular barbels light brown; Dorsal en pectoral-fin spines brownish, filaments dark; all fins light brown with large dark spots (Ref. 75786). Wright, J.J. and L.M. Page 2008 A new species of <i>Synodontis</i> (Siluriformes: Mochokidae) from tributaries of the Kasai River in Northern Angola. Copeia 2008(2):294-300. (Ref. 75786) FB-Morphology-64049 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2008-10-07 19:52:20 2012-12-18 22:35:04 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64049 Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal spines: 4 - 5; Analsoft rays: 8 - 9 Wright, J.J. and L.M. Page 2008 A new species of <i>Synodontis</i> (Siluriformes: Mochokidae) from tributaries of the Kasai River in Northern Angola. Copeia 2008(2):294-300. (Ref. 75786) FB-Distribution-64049 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2008-06-27 00:00:00 2017-04-11 20:17:53 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64049 Africa: Uamba River (Kwango drainage) and southern tributaries of the Kasai (middle Congo River basin) in Angola (Ref. 11970, 75786). Wright, J.J. and L.M. Page 2008 A new species of <i>Synodontis</i> (Siluriformes: Mochokidae) from tributaries of the Kasai River in Northern Angola. Copeia 2008(2):294-300. (Ref. 75786) FB-Size-64049 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2008-06-27 00:00:00 2024-03-22 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64049 22.9 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 75786)) Wright, J.J. and L.M. Page 2008 A new species of <i>Synodontis</i> (Siluriformes: Mochokidae) from tributaries of the Kasai River in Northern Angola. Copeia 2008(2):294-300. (Ref. 75786) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-64049 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2008-06-27 00:00:00 2024-03-22 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64049 demersal; freshwater