Synodontis pleurops | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Mochokidae |
Genus: | Synodontis |
Species: | S. pleurops
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Binomial name | |
Synodontis pleurops
Boulenger, 1897
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Synodontis pleurops, known as the Congo squeaker, [2] the bigeye squeaker, [2] or the bug eyed synodontis, [3] [4] is a species of upside-down catfish native to the upper Congo Basin of Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo. [2] It was first described by the Belgian-British zoologist George Albert Boulenger in 1899, based upon a holotype discovered at the Boyoma Falls, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [3]
The body of the fish is brown and mottled, with brown edges on the caudal fin lobes. [4] It is whitish on the underside. [5] The species is noted for its large head and eyes. [3] [4] As individuals age the colors tend to fade somewhat. [4]
Like other members of the genus, this fish has a humeral process, which is a bony spike that is attached to a hardened head cap on the fish and can be seen extending beyond the gill opening. [3] The first ray of the dorsal fin and the pectoral fins have a hardened first ray which is smooth in the front and serrated on the back, a little shorter than the head. [5] The caudal fin is deeply forked. [5] It has short, cone-shaped teeth in the upper jaw. [3] In the lower jaw, the teeth are s-shaped and movable. [3] The fish has one pair of long maxillary barbels, extending far beyond the operculum, and two pairs of mandibular barbels that are often branched. [3] [4] The adipose fin is small, 2 to 3 times as long as deep. [5] The anal fin is pointed. [5]
This species grows to a length of 23 centimetres (9.1 in) SL although specimens up to 32.5 centimetres (12.8 in) TL have been recorded in the wild. [2] [3]
In the wild, the species inhabits tropical waters with a temperature range of 22 to 26 °C (72 to 79 °F), a pH of 6.0 – 7.0, and dH range of up to 10. [2] It has been found throughout the Congo River basin, with the exception of the Luapula River system. [6]
Data related to
Synodontis pleurops at Wikispecies
Synodontis pleurops | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Mochokidae |
Genus: | Synodontis |
Species: | S. pleurops
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Binomial name | |
Synodontis pleurops
Boulenger, 1897
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Synodontis pleurops, known as the Congo squeaker, [2] the bigeye squeaker, [2] or the bug eyed synodontis, [3] [4] is a species of upside-down catfish native to the upper Congo Basin of Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo. [2] It was first described by the Belgian-British zoologist George Albert Boulenger in 1899, based upon a holotype discovered at the Boyoma Falls, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [3]
The body of the fish is brown and mottled, with brown edges on the caudal fin lobes. [4] It is whitish on the underside. [5] The species is noted for its large head and eyes. [3] [4] As individuals age the colors tend to fade somewhat. [4]
Like other members of the genus, this fish has a humeral process, which is a bony spike that is attached to a hardened head cap on the fish and can be seen extending beyond the gill opening. [3] The first ray of the dorsal fin and the pectoral fins have a hardened first ray which is smooth in the front and serrated on the back, a little shorter than the head. [5] The caudal fin is deeply forked. [5] It has short, cone-shaped teeth in the upper jaw. [3] In the lower jaw, the teeth are s-shaped and movable. [3] The fish has one pair of long maxillary barbels, extending far beyond the operculum, and two pairs of mandibular barbels that are often branched. [3] [4] The adipose fin is small, 2 to 3 times as long as deep. [5] The anal fin is pointed. [5]
This species grows to a length of 23 centimetres (9.1 in) SL although specimens up to 32.5 centimetres (12.8 in) TL have been recorded in the wild. [2] [3]
In the wild, the species inhabits tropical waters with a temperature range of 22 to 26 °C (72 to 79 °F), a pH of 6.0 – 7.0, and dH range of up to 10. [2] It has been found throughout the Congo River basin, with the exception of the Luapula River system. [6]
Data related to
Synodontis pleurops at Wikispecies