Synodontis multipunctata Boulenger, 1898

*Synodontis multipunctata* Boulenger, 1898

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Bill McNulty (3) Hippocampus Bildarchiv (2) Danny Blundell (2) Craig (1)
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Relevant Information:	Synodontis multipunctatus was the original name for many years, but the gender of the generic name has been declared feminine, so the name goes back to the original of multipunctata. 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.multipunctata, 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.multipunctata) in living animals that is a much better bet.
Common Name:	Cuckoo Synodontis
Synonyms:	Synodontis multipunctatus
Family:	Mochokidae blycipitidae
Distribution:	Africa: Lake Tanganyika, southern end of lake in The Dem.Rep. of Congo, near to the Zambian border. Type locality: Lake Tanganyika.
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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