Synodontis ornatissimus
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 ornatissima. This species was described by Boulenger
in 1920 as S.ornatus (Pappenheim & Boulenger, 1914)
but it turned out that this species was already described and was
probably a synomyn of S.nigrita
so Gosse renamed this species as S.ornatissimus in 1982.
Recognised by the large eye (similar to S.pleurops)
and short barbels.
Common
Name:
None
Synonyms:
Synodontis
ornatus, Synodontis nummifer
Family:
Mochokidae
blycipitidae
Distribution:
Africa:
north Congo basin (Ubangi River and affluents). Type locality:
Poko, Congo Belge.
Size:
16.5cm.
(6½ins)
Temp:
23-26°C
(73-79°F)
p.H.
6.5
-7.2.
Reference:
Seegers, Lothar;
The Catfishes of Africa. A handbook for identification and maintenance.
Tetra Verlag GmbH. 604p.
