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Toyin Ojo (1) Boulenger 1911 (Line Drawing) (1) Allan James (4) Dave Schumacher (2)

This species has recently been seen in the U.S. and U.K. shops (04/2011) after many years of non-availability. This is due to a large catchment and export from the Ja (Dja) River in southern Cameroon. Take care on identification as they have been sold in the past as this species and they have turned out to be hybrids, see Article. Similar to S. katangae from the upper drainage of the Congo (which the Ja River drains into) but this species has larger spots but they may be the one and the same species. Remarks: According to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (2010) this species in endangered in the wild because of the cobalt mining on the Dja River by the scraping of the surface causeing a decline of the habitat. The AOO is estimated to be less than 500 km² and the species is known from fewer than five locations.

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Mochokidae

Africa: Ja (Dja) River, Congo River basin, Cameroon. Type locality: A waterfall of the Libi River, near the Ja River (Congo System), South Cameroon.

20.0cm. (8ins)

23-26°C (73-79°F)

6.2-7.2.

Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
Moelants, T. 2010. Synodontis pardalis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010.
Seegers, L. 2008 The catfishes of Africa. A handbook for identification and maintenance. Aqualog Verlag A.C.S. GmbH, Germany. 604 p.