two spot synodontis

Synodontis nummifer

Fish Reaching Twenty Point Five Centimeters in the Congo Basin

Tropical
Lower river
Upper river
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Africa
Medium
Tropical fish

Synodontis nummifer, known as the two spot synodontis, is a species of upside-down catfish native to the Congo Basin of Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo. It was first described by the Belgian-British zoologist George Albert Boulenger in 1899, based upon a holotype discovered in Léopoldville, Belgian Congo. The specific name "nummifer" comes from the Latin for "to bear a coin", which refers to the large spots on its sides.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Catfishes
Family: Mochokidae
Genus: Synodontis
Maximum length: 20.5 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Africa: middle and upper Congo River basin, including Pool Malebo (= Stanley Pool) and the lower parts of the drainages of the Kasai and Ubangi (Ref. 78218 , 82238 ) in Cameroon, Republic of Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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