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Synodontis ngouniensis De Weirdt, Vreven & Fermon, 2008 |
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Joe Cutler (4) |
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Description: Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7. Distinguished from other species in this genus in having the following set of characters: 1-4 weakly developed serrations, distally located on the anterior part of the dorsal spine (vs. entirely well serrated); mandibular teeth 12-19 (vs. at least 23); membrane broad; i.e., proximally at least as brad as barbel thread, on the proximal 2/3 of the maxillary barbel (vs. none or very weakly developed). Habitat: Specimens have been caught in the Dola River (Gabon) at depth of 0.80 m above a sand/gravel substrate; water here was opaque, alkaline (pH 8.41) with high conductivity and with temperature of 24.0°C. Colouration: Striking colour pattern, black background with whitish irregularly shaped lines and dots. |
Common Name: |
None |
Synonyms: |
None |
Family: |
Mochokidae |
Distribution: |
Africa: Ngounié River basin and upper Nyanga River basin in Gabon and Republic of Congo. |
Size: |
18.0cm. (7ins) |
Temp: |
23-27°C (73-81°F) |
p.H. |
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6.5-7.2. |
Reference: |
de Weirdt, D.D., E.
Vreven and Y. Fermon,
2008. Synodontis ngouniensis, new species (Siluriformes:
Mochokidae) from the Ngounié and Nyanga basins,
Gabon and Republic of Congo. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat.
19(2):121-128. |
Family: Mochokidae Back to Ident-A-Cat Click on Thumbnails |
 Synodontis
ngouniensis |
 Synodontis
ngouniensisDorsal view |
 Synodontis
ngouniensisVentral view |
 Synodontis
ngouniensisMouth view |
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