Onespot squeaker

Synodontis notatus

Fish Reaching Twenty Six Point Five Centimeters in African Waters

Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Africa
Medium
Tropical fish

Synodontis notatus, known as the onespot squeaker, the one-spot synodontis, or the domino syno, 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. It was first described by French zoologist Léon Vaillant in 1893. The specific name "notatus" comes from the Latin word for "marked", as with a spot.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Catfishes
Family: Mochokidae
Genus: Synodontis
Maximum length: 26.5 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Africa: Congo River basin, including Pool Malebo (= Stanley Pool) and drainages of the Kasai and Ubangi, but not in Lake Mweru and the Luapula (Ref. 78218 , 82238 ). Also reported from the Chiloango in Democratic Republic of the Congo (ref. 82238 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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