Synodontis melanoptera

Synodontis melanopterus

Black
Tropical
Lower river
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Africa
Fusiform
Medium
Tropical fish

Synodontis melanopterus is a species of upside-down catfish that is native to Benin, Niger and Nigeria where it is found at Porto Novo and in the Ouémé, Niger and Ogun River basins. It was first described by Belgian-British zoologist George Albert Boulenger in 1903, from specimens collected at Oguta, Nigeria, in the Niger River delta.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Catfishes
Family: Mochokidae
Genus: Synodontis
Maximum length: 18.5 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Africa: Mono (Togo), Ouémé (Benin) and the Ogun, Osse and Lower Niger basin (Nigeria)(Ref. 57223 ).
Conservation status: NTNear Threatened

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