Synodontis
greshoffi Schilthuis, 1891
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Synodontis
greshoffi was collected by its namesake, M.A. Greshoff, in
the area around Kinshasa, Stanley Pool, in the upper Congo River.
near Brazzaville, Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo)
and the new species was so named by the above author, L. Schilthuis,
in a paper written by him in 1891. This is a fairly easy and tolerable
species to keep, and a good looker to boot. It can be housed alongside
other non aggressive species of Synodontis as long as they
are given plenty of shelter such as pipes, rockwork etc to subdue
any territorial tendencies between each species. The body pattern
is somewhat similar to S.schoutedeni. |
| Common
Name: |
Greshoff's
Catfish |
| Synonyms: |
Synodontis
afrofischeri, S.grenshoffi, S.depauwi, S.unicolor, S.tenuis, S.holopercnus,
S.pantherinus |
| Family: |
Mochokidae
blycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
Africa:
Congo River basin, except Luapula River system and lower Congo.
Type locality: Kinshasa, Stanley Pool |
| Size:
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20cm. (8ins) |
| Temp: |
23-27°C
(73 -81°F) |
| p.H. |
6.5-7.2. |
| Reference: |
ScotCat Factsheet
no. 93. March 2004. |
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Family: Mochokidae
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greshoffi
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greshoffi
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greshoffi
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greshoffi
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greshoffi
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greshoffi
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greshoffi
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