This species was described
by Pellegrin from only one specimen and is said to be identical
to S.polydon from the same catchment area of the Ogowe
drainage. They may be one and the same species and the only difference
is the teeth count, S.polydon 75; S.haugi 85.
Common
Name:
Black
Synodontis
Synonyms:
Synodontis
guttatus
Family:
Mochokidae
blycipitidae
Distribution:
Africa:
Ogowe basin, Gabon
Size:
25cm. (10ins)
Temp:
23
-26°C (73 -79°F)
p.H.
6.5-7.2.
Reference:
Seegers, L.
2008 The catfishes of Africa. A handbook for identification and
maintenance. Aqualog Verlag A.C.S. GmbH, Germany. 604 p.
