| Synodontis schoutedeni | |
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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. schoutedeni
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| Binomial name | |
| Synodontis schoutedeni
David, 1936
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Synodontis schoutedeni, known as [1] the yellow marbled Synodontis, [2] is a species of upside-down catfish native to the Congo Basin of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo. [1] It was first described by Belgian ichthyologist Lore Rose David in 1936, based upon a holotype discovered in Basongo, in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [1] The specific name "schoutedeni" is named after the Belgian zoologist Henri Schouteden. [3]
The fish is cream-colored with a brownish-mauve marbled pattern on the head, body, and adipose fin. [3] Other fins are clear with dark spots. [3] The color patterns on the fish tend to become more pronounced in older individuals. [2]
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. [2] The first ray of the dorsal fin and the pectoral fins have a hardened first ray which is serrated. [2] The caudal fin is forked. [2] It has short, cone-shaped teeth in the upper jaw. [2] In the lower jaw, the teeth are s-shaped and movable. [2] The fish has one pair of long, dark-colored maxillary barbels, that reach as far as the base of the ventral fins, and two pairs of mandibular barbels that are often branched. [2] [3] The pectoral fin spine is finely serrated on the outer edge, and heavily serrated on the inner edge. [3]
This species grows to a standard length of 12.7 centimetres (5.0 in) although specimens up to 17.1 centimetres (6.7 in) total length have been recorded in the wild. [1] [2]
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 – 7.5, and dH range of 4-15. [1] It has been found in the central Congo River basin and in Pool Malebo. [4] It is harvested for human consumption. [4]
- ^ a b c d e Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2016). "Synodontis schoutedeni" in FishBase. June 2016 version.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Synodontis schoutedeni David, 1936". Planet Catfish. 19 Jul 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "Synodontis notatus Vaillant, 1893". scotcat.com. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ^ a b Moelants, T. (2010). "Synodontis schoutedeni". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010. IUCN: e.T182716A7950911. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182716A7950911.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
Data related to
Synodontis schoutedeni at Wikispecies
| Synodontis schoutedeni | |
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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. schoutedeni
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| Binomial name | |
| Synodontis schoutedeni
David, 1936
| |
Synodontis schoutedeni, known as [1] the yellow marbled Synodontis, [2] is a species of upside-down catfish native to the Congo Basin of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo. [1] It was first described by Belgian ichthyologist Lore Rose David in 1936, based upon a holotype discovered in Basongo, in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [1] The specific name "schoutedeni" is named after the Belgian zoologist Henri Schouteden. [3]
The fish is cream-colored with a brownish-mauve marbled pattern on the head, body, and adipose fin. [3] Other fins are clear with dark spots. [3] The color patterns on the fish tend to become more pronounced in older individuals. [2]
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. [2] The first ray of the dorsal fin and the pectoral fins have a hardened first ray which is serrated. [2] The caudal fin is forked. [2] It has short, cone-shaped teeth in the upper jaw. [2] In the lower jaw, the teeth are s-shaped and movable. [2] The fish has one pair of long, dark-colored maxillary barbels, that reach as far as the base of the ventral fins, and two pairs of mandibular barbels that are often branched. [2] [3] The pectoral fin spine is finely serrated on the outer edge, and heavily serrated on the inner edge. [3]
This species grows to a standard length of 12.7 centimetres (5.0 in) although specimens up to 17.1 centimetres (6.7 in) total length have been recorded in the wild. [1] [2]
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 – 7.5, and dH range of 4-15. [1] It has been found in the central Congo River basin and in Pool Malebo. [4] It is harvested for human consumption. [4]
- ^ a b c d e Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2016). "Synodontis schoutedeni" in FishBase. June 2016 version.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Synodontis schoutedeni David, 1936". Planet Catfish. 19 Jul 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "Synodontis notatus Vaillant, 1893". scotcat.com. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ^ a b Moelants, T. (2010). "Synodontis schoutedeni". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010. IUCN: e.T182716A7950911. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182716A7950911.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
Data related to
Synodontis schoutedeni at Wikispecies