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Synodontis acanthoperca Friel & Vigliotta, 2006 |
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John P. Sullivan (1) Joe Cutler (1) |
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Description: Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8; Vertebrae: 35. Diagnosis: Synodontis acanthoperca is a relatively small species, with a maximum standard length below 50 mm. It is distinguished from all congeners by a distinctive pattern that includes a pair of dark patches on the caudal fin; one patch is present in the middle of each lobe of the caudal fin. Further distinguished by the presence of a well-developed opercular spine in sexually mature males. Habitat: This species is known from two sites within the Ogôoué River basin of Gabon. The type locality is the Rapids of Massoukou (Masuku) on the Ogôoué River near Franceville and a second population has been collected in rapids on the Louétsi River near Bongolo. Given the significant river distance between these sites (> 500 km), we speculate that S. acanthoperca is widely distributed in the upper Ogôoué basin wherever similar rapid habitats exist (Friel & Vigliotta, 2006). |
Common Name: |
None |
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None |
Family: |
Mochokidae |
Distribution: |
Africa: Ogowe River in Gabon. |
Size: |
5.0cm. (2ins) |
Temp: |
23-26°C (73-79°F) |
p.H. |
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6.5-7.0. |
Reference: |
Friel, J.P. and T.R.
Vigliotta, 2006. Synodontis acanthoperca,
a new species from the Ogôoué River system,
Gabon with comments on spiny ornamentation and sexual
dimorphism in mochokid catfishes (Siluriformes: Mochokidae).
Zootaxa 1125:45-56. |
Family: Mochokidae Back to Ident-A-Cat Click on Thumbnails |
 Synodontis
acanthopercaUpper Ogowe River, Gabon |
 Synodontis
acanthopercaHaut-Ogooué, Gabon |
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