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Hemisynodontis membranaceus  (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809)
 Image contributors to this species:
 ScotCat (1) Danny Blundell (3) Aqualog Verlag (3) Karl-Heinz Dau ( 1 Stamp)
 ScotCat Sources:
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 Common Name:  Moustache Catfish 
 Synonyms:  Pimelodus membranceus, Synodontis guentheri, Synodontis.membranceus
 Family:  Mochokidae blycipitidae
 Distribution:  Africa: Chad, Niger (including the Bénoué) Senegal, Gambia and Volta basins; also the  Nile  in northern  Africa.
 Size:  35.5cm. (14½ins)
 Temp:  22-26°C (71-79°F)
 p.H.  6.5-7.5.


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Family:  Mochokidae

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