Synodontis
dhonti Boulenger, 1917
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contributors to this species: |
| Eccles, D.H. Field
guide to the freshwater fishes of Tanzania (2)
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| Relevant
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What we thought of a few
years ago as S.dhonti in our possession, has been more
likely to have been S.irsacae
or S.tanganaicae
as the only specimen, and the holotype, was collected in 1912.
S.irsacae was named as a synonym of S.dhonti by
Matthes (1962) but Wright and Page (2006) have declared that S.iracae
is a species in its own right as among other differences the latter
does not possess an axillary pore whereas S.dhonti does.
It is found only in one location, Kilewa Bay on the western bank
of Lake Tanganyika and it is the type locality for this species,
and due to the ongoing unrest in the Dem.Rep.of Congo (formerly
Zaire) we may never see this species in the flesh. |
| Common
Name: |
None |
| Synonyms: |
None |
| Family: |
Mochokidae
blycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
Africa:
Democratic Republic of Congo, Kilewa Bay,
Lake Tanganyika. |
| Size:
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36cm. (14¼ins) |
| Temp: |
23-26°C
(73-79°F) |
| p.H. |
7.5-8.5. |
| Reference: |
Eccles, D.H.
1992 FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Field
guide to the freshwater fishes of Tanzania. Prepared and published
with the support of the United Nations Development Programme (project
URT/87/016). FAO, Rome. 145 p.
Wright, JJ and LM Page (2006) Taxonomic revision
of Lake Taganyikan Synodontis (Siluriformes: Mochokidae). Florida
Mus. Nat. Hist. Bull. 46(4):99-154 |
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Family: Mochokidae
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