Brachysynodontis
batensoda Rüppen, 1832
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contributors to this species: |
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Hippocampus
Bildarchiv
(2)
Barry Appleby (1) Jim Makin (1art) Johnny
Jensen's Photographic Library (2) |
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| Relevant
Information: |
The original description
was Synodontis batensoda, named by the German Ichthyologist
W.P.E.S Rüppell in 1832 in his paper "Continuation
of the description and figure of several new fish, in the Nile.
p1-14 ." It was known as this name until Bleeker in 1862
erected a new genus, Brachysynodontis for it. This was
because of the differences between the numbers of gill rakers and
the absence of a gap between the dorsal and adipose fin. Fishbase
has this species listed as Synodontis batensoda but the
Catolog of Fishes has B.batensoda as being valid. This
is still an ongoing debate which I would not be surprised, goes
on for a few years yet. The
third specimen pictured by Barry Appleby has been about a bit and
is around the 23 year mark, showing once again the longevity
of some species of 'Synodontis'. |
| Common
Name: |
Giant
upside-down catfish |
| Synonyms: |
Synodontis
membranaceus, Hemisynodontis membranaceus, Synodontis melanogaster
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| Family: |
Mochokidae
blycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
Africa:
Nile, Chad, Niger (including the Bénoué), Senegal
and Gambia basins. |
| Size:
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17.5cm.
(7ins) |
| Temp: |
23-27°C
(73-81°F) |
| p.H. |
6.5-7.2. |
| Reference: |
ScotCat Factsheet
no. 65. Nov. 2001. |
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Family: Mochokidae
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batensoda
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batensoda
This specimen is 23 years old in 2007
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 Brachysynodontis
batensoda
Taken in the Louvre Museum in Paris, hieroglyphics
from a Pharaohs tomb.
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batensoda
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batensoda
Juvenile
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