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Synodontis marmoratus Lönnberg, 1895 |
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MNHN |
| Family: | Mochokidae (Squeakers or upside-down catfishes), subfamily: Mochokinae | |||
| Max. size: | 4 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Africa: Sanaga, Nyong and Meme Rivers in Cameroon (Ref. 81251). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 1-1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-7; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 12-13. Diagnosis: 22-24 mandibular teeth; body marbled, fins marked with series of spots and black bands; maxillary barbels without basal membrane, reaching to anterior half of humeral process and longer than head; postocular length at least 60% of snout length; entire margin of opercle smooth; caudal fin without single dark patch at base of each fin lobe; dorsal spine weakly serrated along posterior edge but not along anterior edge (Ref. 81251). Description: mandibular barbels with short, broad branches; snout subconical; lips moderately developed; premaxillary teeth forming a short but wide band; 22 to 24 movable mandibular teeth; humeral process twice as long as wide; adipose fin as long as or only slightly shorter than its distance from first dorsal fin; pectoral spines strongly serrated along both edges; pelvic fin not reaching anal fin; caudal fin deeply forked; caudal peduncle longer than deep (Ref. 81251). Coloration: body brownish or blackish, marbled with white; fins whitish marbled with black (Ref. 81251). | |||
| Biology: | Oviparous (Ref. 205). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 16 February 2009 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||