Synodontis punctifer  Daget, 1965
Image contributors to this species:
Karsten Mody (2) Frants Lehmann (1 Stamp)
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Relevant Information:	These two images were specimens photographed by the image contributor, Karsten Mody, in  the Comoé National Park, Comoé River, Côte d'Ivoire. Similar to S.bastiani from the same locations. The humeral process is triangular and pointed at the tip and the caudal fin is long and deeply forked. Colour: Light yellow/brown with small dark spots. There is a dark spot above the humeral process.
Common Name:	None
Synonyms:	None
Family:	Mochokidae blycipitidae
Distribution:	Africa: Nzo River in Sassandra basin and Bandama River, Côte d'Ivoire. Type locality: le Nzo à Guiglo, Côte d’Ivoire.
Size:	19cm. (7½ins)
Temp:	23-26°C (73 -79°F)
p.H.	6.5 -7.2.
Reference:	Seegers, L. 2008 The catfishes of Africa. A handbook for identification and maintenance. Aqualog Verlag A.C.S. GmbH, Germany. 604 p.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Family:  Mochokidae

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Synodontis punctifer

Synodontis punctifer

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