FB-65125 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=65125 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cypriniformes Leuciscidae Phoxinus Phoxinus colchicus Berg, 1910 2009-10-27 2021-10-29 Vreven, E. and L. Milondo0 Description of <i>Synodontis punu</i>, new species (Siluriformes: Mockokidae) from the Lower Guinea ichthyofaunal province (Gabon and Republic of Congo), Africa. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 20(2):97-104. (Ref. 82554) Beolens, B., M. Grayson and M. Watkins0 Eponym dictionary of Fishes. Dunbeath, Caithness (Scotland, UK): Whittles Publishing Limited, 1300 p. (Ref. 128868) FB-DiagnosticDescr-65135 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Frédéric Busson 2009-10-28 22:46:07 2014-03-21 21:49:47 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=65135 A small species of Synodontis; body, at base of pectoral fins broader than high; dorsal profile of snout steep sloping until about vertical through posterior margin of orbit where-upon profile of head more gentle; complete lateral line, curving slightly dorsally above level of humeral process, further posteriorly straight, gently declining towards middle of caudal-fin base; head large (Ref. 82554).Synodontis punu is distinguished from its Lower Guinea congeners by the following unique combination of characters: posterior border of operculum with a single hypertrophied opercular spine in sexually mature males, and caudal fin with a pair of black patches, one on the upper and one on the lower lobe (vs. both characters absent in all other Lower Guinea species except S. acanthoperca) (Ref. 82554). Vreven, E. and L. Milondo 2009 Description of <i>Synodontis punu</i>, new species (Siluriformes: Mockokidae) from the Lower Guinea ichthyofaunal province (Gabon and Republic of Congo), Africa. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 20(2):97-104. (Ref. 82554) FB-Morphology-65135 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Frédéric Busson 2009-10-28 22:46:07 2014-03-21 21:49:47 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=65135 Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6 - 7; Anal spines: 3 - 4; Analsoft rays: 7 - 8 Vreven, E. and L. Milondo 2009 Description of <i>Synodontis punu</i>, new species (Siluriformes: Mockokidae) from the Lower Guinea ichthyofaunal province (Gabon and Republic of Congo), Africa. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 20(2):97-104. (Ref. 82554) FB-Distribution-65135 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Frédéric Busson 2009-10-28 20:55:00 2014-06-11 22:16:27 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=65135 Africa: known from the Nyanga River basin and the Niari (Kouilou) River basin in Republic of Congo, and from the Ngounié River (Ogooué River basin) in Gabon (Ref. 82554). Vreven, E. and L. Milondo 2009 Description of <i>Synodontis punu</i>, new species (Siluriformes: Mockokidae) from the Lower Guinea ichthyofaunal province (Gabon and Republic of Congo), Africa. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 20(2):97-104. (Ref. 82554) FB-Size-65135 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Frédéric Busson 2009-10-28 19:56:18 2024-03-20 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=65135 5.5 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 82554)) Vreven, E. and L. Milondo 2009 Description of <i>Synodontis punu</i>, new species (Siluriformes: Mockokidae) from the Lower Guinea ichthyofaunal province (Gabon and Republic of Congo), Africa. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 20(2):97-104. (Ref. 82554) 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-65135 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Frédéric Busson 2009-10-28 19:56:18 2024-03-20 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=65135 demersal; freshwater