''Synodontis'' is the largest

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of mochokid catfishes. It is the biggest genus within the 10 genera and 190 different

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in the family Mochokidae. ''Synodontis'' has over 131 different species within the genus. ''Synodontis'' are also known as squeakers, due to their ability to make stridulatory sounds through their

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spines when handled or disturbed. ''Synodontis'' make a sound that sounds like squeaking by rubbing their spines together. They do this when they have been frightened or when they become angry. ''Synodontis'' may also squeak when they are taken out of the water. These catfish are small- to medium-sized fish with many species exhibiting attractive spotted markings. Some species are also known for naturally swimming belly-up, earning the name

upside-down catfish The name upside-down catfish is most commonly used by aquarists to refer to the mochokid catfish '' Synodontis nigriventris'' alternately known to ichthyologists as the blotched upside-down catfish or false upside-down catfish. However, a number ...

. Some of these species are ''

Synodontis contractus ''Synodontis contractus'', the bugeye squeaker, 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. This species can be found in the aquarium trade. Appearance ...

'' and ''

Synodontis nigriventris ''Synodontis nigriventris'', the blotched upside-down catfish, 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. Appearance and anatomy Blotched upside- ...

''. While some of these species are known to swim upside down, another species, ''

Synodontis multipunctatus ''Synodontis multipunctatus'', also known as the cuckoo catfish, cuckoo squeaker, or multipunk, is a small catfish from Lake Tanganyika, one of the lakes in the Great Rift Valley system in Africa. It is a brood parasite upon mouthbrooding cichlids ...

'', is a brood parasitic cuckoo catfish, there are two other species

Synodontis petricola ''Synodontis petricola'', known as the cuckoo catfish, or the pygmy leopard catfish, is a species of upside-down catfish endemic to Burundi, Zambia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Tanzania where it is only known from Lake Tanganyika. ...

and

Synodontis grandiops ''Synodontis grandiops'' is a species of upside-down catfish endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, and Tanzania, where it is only known from Lake Tanganyika. It was first described by Jeremy John Wright and Lawrence M. Page ...

are also called brood parasitic cuckoo catfish.

Distribution

''Synodontis'' is a freshwater catfish that is most commonly found throughout Africa, occurring mostly in Central and West Africa. ''Synodontis'' is the most widely distributed mochokidae genus, occurring throughout most of the freshwaters of sub-

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n Africa and the

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system. They can live in freshwaters which can be creeks, ponds, streams, lakes, and rivers. Their distribution is similar to that of

cichlid Cichlids () are a large, diverse, and widespread family of percomorph fish in the family Cichlidae, order Cichliformes. At least 1,760 species have been scientifically described, making it one of the largest vertebrate families, with on ...

fishes, however, unlike cichlids the majority of their diversity occurs in rivers not lakes.

Evolutionary history

''Synodontis'' catfish form a small endemic radiation in Lake Tanganyika, which includes the non-endemic species ''S. victoriae''. This radiation is thought to have evolved relatively recently (~5.5. Million years ago), having diversified within full lacustrine conditions. This is also the case for other endemic Lake Tanganyika lineages such as mastacembelid eels and platythelphusid crabs for example. Lake Tanganyikan ''Synodontis'' have also been shown to be

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, and that at least one species (''Synodontis multipunctatus'') is a

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Fossil record

The earliest fossils of ''Synodontis'' in East African are from the Early

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. Many ''Synodontis'' fossils are the spines because they are very sturdy and so they are preserved better. The fossils of spines that are found are used to determine the family or genera of the fish but it cannot determine the species. ''Synodontis'' species that have survived and are still living can be identified by the shape of their whisker like

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on their heads called

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, which relate to touch. The can also be identified by the color of their skin, the skull bones, and the number and length of the teeth.

Ecology

''Synodontis'' species are

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generalists, feeding on a wide spectrum of different foods and are largely unspecialized. Insects,

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s, mollusks,

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s, seeds, and algae have been found in the stomachs of different species of ''Synodontis''. They are bottom-feeders and may be

detritivore Detritivores (also known as detrivores, detritophages, detritus feeders or detritus eaters) are heterotrophs that obtain nutrients by consuming detritus (decomposing plant and animal parts as well as feces). There are many kinds of invertebrates, ...

s, some species may also be able to adapt to

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. This allows them to cope with seasonal and habitat changes and gives them a better ability to colonize different habitats. Different ''Synodontis'' species have somewhat different growth rates but most of them are fairly similar. Females of a species are generally larger than the males. There is a great increase in growth the first year in both male and female and then the growth slows down as they become older. The form and structure of these fish are very different compared to other fish. The size and shape of the mouth are distinct because of its

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mouth and these fish usually are triangular or

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when looking at it from the side. Not much is known about the

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in these fish. It has been determined that July to October is when they

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and that they swim in pairs during this spawning time. Species of ''Synodontis'' have been noted to reproduce with the flooding period of the

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Relationship to humans

Many ''Synodontis'' species are prized ornamental fish in the

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. While species of ''Synodontis'' are prized for their color or behavior, others are wanted for food. Some of the bigger species in the genus are important food sources for the people in Africa.

Species

There are currently 131 recognized species in this genus: ''Synodontis'' accounts for about one-quarter of African catfish species. This genus has more members than any other

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teleost Teleostei (; Ancient Greek, Greek ''teleios'' "complete" + ''osteon'' "bone"), members of which are known as teleosts (), is, by far, the largest group of ray-finned fishes (class Actinopterygii), with 96% of all neontology, extant species of f ...

genus other than ''

Barbus ''Barbus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. The type species of ''Barbus'' is the common barbel, first described as ''Cyprinus barbus'' and now named ''Barbus barbus''. ''Barbus'' is the namesake genus of the subfamily Ba ...

'' and ''

Haplochromis ''Haplochromis'' is a ray-finned fish genus in the family Cichlidae. It has been used as the default " wastebin taxon" for Pseudocrenilabrinae cichlids of the East African Rift, and as such became the "largest" fish "genus". Many of these cichl ...

''. Newer species are listed with references. * '' Synodontis acanthomias'' Boulenger, 1899 * '' Synodontis acanthoperca'' Friel & Vigliotta, 2006 * ''

Synodontis afrofischeri ''Synodontis afrofischeri'', known as Fischer's Victoria squeaker, the marbled Victoria squeaker, Fischer's catfish, or the Victoria synodontis, is a species of upside-down catfish native to Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. It was first desc ...

'' Hilgendorf, 1888 (Fischer's Victoria squeaker) * '' Synodontis alberti'' Schilthuis, 1891 (Bigeye squeaker) * '' Synodontis albolineatus'' Pellegrin, 1924 * '' Synodontis angelicus'' Schilthuis, 1891 (Angel squeaker) * '' Synodontis annectens'' Boulenger, 1911 * '' Synodontis ansorgii'' Boulenger, 1911 * '' Synodontis arnoulti'' Román, 1966 * '' Synodontis aterrimus''

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& Roberts, 1968 * '' Synodontis bastiani'' Daget, 1948 * '' Synodontis batensoda'' Rüppell, 1832 (Upsidedown catfish) * '' Synodontis batesii'' Boulenger, 1907 * '' Synodontis brichardi''

, 1959 * '' Synodontis budgetti'' Boulenger, 1911 * '' Synodontis camelopardalis''

, 1971 * '' Synodontis carineae'' Vreven & Ibala Zamba, 2011 * '' Synodontis caudalis'' Boulenger, 1899 * '' Synodontis caudovittatus'' Boulenger, 1901 * '' Synodontis centralis''

, 1971 * ''

Synodontis clarias ''Synodontis clarias'', known as the red tailed synodontis, or the mandi, is a species of upside-down catfish that occurs widely in the waters of northern Africa. It was first described by Swedish zoologist Carl Linnaeus in 1758 as ''Silurus cla ...

'' (

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, 1758) (Mandi) * '' Synodontis comoensis'' Daget & Lévêque, 1981 * '' Synodontis congicus''

, 1971 * ''

'' Vinciguerra, 1928 (Bugeye squeaker) * '' Synodontis courteti'' Pellegrin, 1906 * '' Synodontis cuangoanus''

, 1971 * '' Synodontis decorus'' Boulenger, 1899 (Clown squeaker) * '' Synodontis dekimpei'' Paugy, 1987 * '' Synodontis depauwi'' Boulenger, 1899 * '' Synodontis dhonti'' Boulenger, 1917 * '' Synodontis dorsomaculatus''

, 1971 * '' Synodontis eupterus'' Boulenger, 1901 (Featherfin squeaker) * '' Synodontis filamentosus'' Boulenger, 1901 * '' Synodontis flavitaeniatus'' Boulenger, 1919 (Orangestriped squeaker) * '' Synodontis frontosus'' Vaillant, 1895 * '' Synodontis fuelleborni'' Hilgendorf &

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, 1903 (Fuelleborn's squeaker) * '' Synodontis geledensis'' Günther, 1896 (Geledi squeaker) * '' Synodontis gobroni'' Daget, 1954 * ''

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, 2006 * '' Synodontis granulosus'' Boulenger, 1900 * '' Synodontis greshoffi'' Schilthuis, 1891 * '' Synodontis guttatus'' Günther, 1865 * '' Synodontis haugi'' Pellegrin, 1906 * '' Synodontis ilebrevis''

, 2006 * '' Synodontis irsacae'' Matthes, 1959 * '' Synodontis iturii''

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, 1911 * '' Synodontis katangae''

, 1971 * '' Synodontis khartoumensis'' Abu Gideiri, 1967 * '' Synodontis koensis'' Pellegrin, 1933 * '' Synodontis kogonensis'' Musschoot & Lalèyè, 2008 * '' Synodontis laessoei''

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, 1923 * '' Synodontis leopardinus'' Pellegrin, 1914 (Leopard squeaker) * '' Synodontis leopardus''

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, 1896 * '' Synodontis levequei'' Paugy, 1987 * '' Synodontis longirostris'' Boulenger, 1902 * '' Synodontis longispinis'' Pellegrin, 1930 * '' Synodontis lucipinnis''

, 2006 * '' Synodontis lufirae''

, 1971 * '' Synodontis macrophthalmus''

, 1971 * '' Synodontis macrops'' Greenwood, 1963 * ''

Synodontis macropunctatus ''Synodontis macropunctatus'' is a species of Mochokidae, upside-down catfish endemism, endemic to Angola where it occurs in the Uamba River and in tributaries of the Luachimo River. This species grows to a length of fish measurement, SL. Refe ...

, 2008 * '' Synodontis macrostigma'' Boulenger, 1911 (Largespot squeaker) * '' Synodontis macrostoma'' Skelton &

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, 1990 (Largemouth squeaker) * '' Synodontis manni'' De Vos, 2001 (Feather-barbelled squeaker) * '' Synodontis marmoratus'' Lönnberg, 1895 * '' Synodontis matthesi''

, 1971 * '' Synodontis melanopterus'' Boulenger, 1903 * '' Synodontis melanostictus'' Boulenger, 1906 * '' Synodontis membranacea'' ( Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809) * '' Synodontis multimaculatus'' Boulenger, 1902 * ''

'' Boulenger, 1898 (Cuckoo catfish) * '' Synodontis nebulosus'' Peters, 1852 (Cloudy squeaker) * ''

Synodontis ngouniensis ''Synodontis ngouniensis'' is a species of Mochokidae, upside-down catfish native to the Republic of the Congo and Gabon, where it occurs in the Ngounié River, Ngounié and upper Nyanga River, Nyanga river basins. This species grows to a length ...

'' De Weirdt, Vreven & Fermon, 2008 * '' Synodontis nigrita''

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, 1840 * ''

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, 1936 (Blotched upsidedown catfish) * '' Synodontis nigromaculatus'' Boulenger, 1905 (Blackspotted squeaker) * ''

Synodontis njassae The Malawi squeaker (''Synodontis njassae'') is a species of upside-down catfish endemic to Lake Malawi. This species grows to a length of TL. This species is a minor component of local commercial fisheries and can also be found in the aquari ...

'' Keilhack, 1908 (Malawi squeaker) * ''

Synodontis notatus ''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 fir ...

'' Vaillant, 1893 (Onespot squeaker) * '' Synodontis nummifer'' Boulenger, 1899 * '' Synodontis obesus'' Boulenger, 1898 * '' Synodontis ocellifer'' Boulenger, 1900 * '' Synodontis omias'' Günther, 1864 * '' Synodontis orientalis'' Seegers, 2008 * '' Synodontis ornatipinnis'' Boulenger, 1899 * '' Synodontis ornatissimus'' Gosse, 1982 * '' Synodontis ouemeensis'' Musschoot & Lalèyè, 2008 * '' Synodontis pardalis'' Boulenger, 1908 * ''

'' Matthes, 1959 (Cuckoo Catfish) * '' Synodontis pleurops'' Boulenger, 1897 (Congo squeaker) * ''

Synodontis polli ''Synodontis polli'', known as Poll's synodontis, is a species of Mochokidae, upside-down catfish endemism, endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, Zambia, and Tanzania, where it is only known from Lake Tanganyika. It was first ...

'' Gosse, 1982 * '' Synodontis polyodon'' Vaillant, 1895 * '' Synodontis polystigma'' Boulenger, 1915 * '' Synodontis pulcher''

, 1971 * '' Synodontis punctifer'' Daget, 1965 * '' Synodontis punctulatus'' Günther, 1889 * '' Synodontis punu'' Vreven & Milondo, 2009 * '' Synodontis rebeli''

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, 1926 * '' Synodontis resupinatus'' Boulenger, 1904 * '' Synodontis ricardoae'' Seegers, 1996 (Ricardo's squeaker) * '' Synodontis robbianus''

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, 1875 * '' Synodontis robertsi''

, 1974 * '' Synodontis ruandae'' Matthes, 1959 * '' Synodontis rufigiensis'' Bailey, 1968 * '' Synodontis rukwaensis'' Hilgendorf &

, 1903 (Lake Rukwa squeaker) * '' Synodontis schall'' (

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& Schneider, 1801) (Wahrindi) * '' Synodontis schoutedeni''

, 1936 * '' Synodontis serpentis'' Whitehead, 1962 (Tana squeaker) * '' Synodontis serratus'' Rüppell, 1829 * '' Synodontis smiti'' Boulenger, 1902 * '' Synodontis soloni'' Boulenger, 1899 * '' Synodontis sorex'' Günther, 1864 * '' Synodontis steindachneri'' Boulenger, 1913 * '' Synodontis tanganyicae''

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, 1936 * '' Synodontis tessmanni''

, 1911 * '' Synodontis thamalakanensis'' Fowler, 1935 * '' Synodontis thysi''

, 1971 * '' Synodontis tourei'' Daget, 1962 * '' Synodontis unicolor'' Boulenger, 1915 * '' Synodontis vaillanti'' Boulenger, 1897 * '' Synodontis vanderwaali'' Skelton &

, 1990 * '' Synodontis velifer''

, 1935 * ''

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'' Daget, 1954 * '' Synodontis victoriae'' Boulenger, 1906 (Lake Victoria squeaker) * '' Synodontis violaceus'' Pellegrin, 1919 * '' Synodontis voltae'' Román, 1975 * '' Synodontis waterloti'' Daget, 1962 * '' Synodontis woleuensis'' Friel &

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, 2008 * '' Synodontis woosnami'' Boulenger, 1911 (Upper Zambezi squeaker) * '' Synodontis xiphias'' Günther, 1864 * '' Synodontis zambezensis'' Peters, 1852 (Plain squeaker) * ''

Synodontis zanzibaricus The eastcoast squeaker (''Synodontis zanzibaricus'') is a species of fish in the upside-down catfish family (Mochokidae). It is found in Kenya and Tanzania, and possibly in Somalia. Its natural habitat is river A river is a natural str ...

'' Peters, 1868 (Eastcoast squeaker)

References

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