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Hippocampus Bildarchiv (3) Danny Blundell (5) Frants Lehmann (1 Stamp)

Very similar to S. serratus and may be the same species. Description: Dorsal spines (total): 1; Anal spines: 0. Diagnosis: gill slits not extending ventrally beyond pectoral-fin insertions; post-orbital length at most 60% of snout length; maxillary barbels broadly fringed, shorter than head, unbranched and without tubercles, but with a well visible, broad basal membrane; mandibular barbels with rather numerous, long, simple and tuberculate ramifications; mandibular teeth very long, numbering 6-10 (10 in the lectotype); denticulations on pectoral-fin spines finer and more close-set on outer than on inner margin; dorsal-fin spine finely denticulate on anterior margin; humeral process deep, granulose, its lower margin convex, ending in a blunt point and not keeled; adipose fin normally developed and distinctly separated from rayed dorsal fin, its posterior margin truncate; caudal fin strongly developed as compared to that of other species. Colouration: General appearance greyish, ventral regions lighter; outer margins of caudal fin black-edged. Has a uniform grey/brown body with a small scattering of spots. Has a long head and two black stripes running along the lobes of the caudal fin. Aquarium Care: Would need a generously sized tank due to its attainable large size. Etymology: The specific name sorex: Latin for shrew or shrew-mouse, allusion not explained, perhaps referring to its pointed snout and/or long, slender teeth.

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Mochokidae

Africa: Chad, Niger, Nile, Volta basins and Bénoué River. Type locality: Khartoum, upper Nile.

30.5cm. (12¼ins)

23-26°C (73-79°F)

6.5-7.2.

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2021. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, ( 06/2021 ).
Lalèyè, P., Azeroual, A., Bousso, T. & Getahun, A. 2020. Synodontis sorex. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020.
Paugy, D. and T.R. Roberts, 2003. Mochokidae. p. 195-268 In C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and G.G. Teugels (eds.) Faune des poissons d'eaux douce et saumâtres de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, Tome 2. Coll. Faune et Flore tropicales 40. Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgique, Museum National d'Histoire Naturalle, Paris, France and Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France. 815 p.
The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database © Christopher Scharpf.