Synodontis multipunctatus Boulenger, 1898

*Synodontis multipunctatus* Boulenger, 1898

Image contributors to this species:
Bill McNulty (3) Aqualog Verlag (2) Danny Blundell (2) Craig (1)
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Relevant Information:	From the recent scientific paper by Wright, J.J. and L.M. Page. 2006 this species is very much like S.grandiops. The diagnosis for both species is virtually identical and the main differences concern the smaller eye in S.multipunctatus, more fin rays in the dorsal and pectoral fins, and the much larger adult size. It is quite difficult to differentiate between the two species from pictures and if you can count the fin rays (ii,7 in S.grandiops and ii,8 in S.multipunctatus) in living animals that is a much better bet.
Common Name:	Cuckoo Synodontis
Synonyms:	None
Family:	Mochokidae blycipitidae
Distribution:	Africa: Lake Tanganyika, southern end of lake in The Dem.Rep. of Congo, near to the Zambian border.
Size:	20cm. (8ins)
Temp:	21-25°C (69 -77°F)
p.H.	7.2-8.2.
Reference:	Wright, J.J. and L.M. Page. 2006 Taxonomic revision of Lake Taganyikan Synodontis (Siluriformes: Mochokidae). Florida Mus. Nat. Hist. Bull. 46(4):99-154.

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