Synodontis serpentis  Whitehead, 1962
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Relevant Information:	Noted for the two pale bands on the body, just before and after the adipose fin. Not very often imported.
Common Name:	Tana squeaker
Synonyms:	None
Family:	Mochokidae blycipitidae
Distribution:	Africa: Athi and Tana River basins (Kenya). Type locality: Athi River at Jilore, thirty miles from river mouth, Kenya.
Size:	10cm. (4ins)
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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Family:  Mochokidae

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