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Synodontis albolineatus Pellegrin, 1924

 

Image contributors to this species:

John P. Sullivan (1) Muséum national d'histoire naturelle (2)

ScotCat Sources:

Article  Etymology = Genus  Etymology = Species

Other Sources:

Search  FishBase  Wikipedia  Catalog of Fishes  Global Biodiversity Information Facility  FishNet2  iNaturalist  IUCN

Relevant Information:

Description: Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 11. Diagnosis: eye 16.5% HL; body with clear medio-lateral band; 42-50 mandibular teeth; dorsal spine fully serrated along entire anterior edge. Colouration: Identification of this species is made easier by the ochre coloured line which runs along the lateral line. Habitat: The first thumbnail image specimen was caught in the Invido river in Gabon. Aquarium Care: As with the majority of this genera.

Common Name:

Mustard Catfish

Synonyms:

None

Family:

Mochokidae

Distribution:

Africa: Known from the type locality, Ogowe basin.

Size:

9.5cm. (3¾ins)

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.
Fermon, Y., J. Friel, H.H. Ng and D. De Weirdt, 2007. Mochokidae. p. 698-752. In M.L.J. Stiassny, G.G. Teugels and C.D. Hopkins (eds.) The fresh and brackish water fishes of Lower Guinea, West-Central Africa. Volume I. Collection Faune et Flore tropicales 42. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, and Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgium.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2021. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, ( 06/2021 ).
ScotCat Article: Marshall, David. The Mustard Catfish. Article no. 076.



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Family: Mochokidae  Back to Ident-A-Cat  Click on Thumbnails

Click for full imageSynodontis albolineatus
Invido river, Gabon
Click for full imageSynodontis albolineatus
Specimen MNHN-IC-1924-0147, holotype
Click for full imageSynodontis albolineatus
Dorsal view-specimen MNHN-IC-1924-0147, holotype

 

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