Mochokidae

Squeaker

Synodontis granulosus

Twenty Seven Centimeters Mochokid Fish from African Waters

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• Africa
• Medium
• Tropical fish

Synodontis granulosus is a species of upside-down catfish endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, Zambia, and Tanzania, where it is only known from Lake Tanganyika. It was first described by Belgian-British zoologist George Albert Boulenger in 1900, from specimens collected at multiple points along the shore of Lake Tanganyika. The species name comes from the Latin word "granulum", meaning of grain, and refers to the granular papillae present on the skin of the fish's body.