Synodontis schoutedeni David, 1936

*Synodontis schoutedeni* David, 1936

Image contributors to this species:
Hippocampus Bildarchiv (4) Allan James (2) Billy Grant (3) Adrian Taylor (1)
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Relevant Information:	There seems to be quite a few variations on the body pattern and colour of this species and one fish that it seems to get confused with, in colour pattern anyway, is *S.aterrimus* which is roughly half the size of schoutedeni. A very gregarious species that will eat anything and get extremely fat. Very difficult to cut down its diet, especially in a community tank.
Common Name:	Marbled Synodontis
Synonyms:	Synodontis depauwi
Family:	Mochokidae blycipitidae
Distribution:	Africa: Central Democratic Republic of the Congo. Type locality: Kungungu; Koteli; Basongo; Mongende; Budjala; Bumba; Flandria [restricted to Kungungu by lectotype designation].
Size:	16.5cm. (6¾ins)
Temp:	22-26°C (71-79°F)
p.H.	6.5 -7.2.
Reference:	Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628. ScotCat Factsheet no 58. April 2001.

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