Synodontis nummifer Boulenger, 1899
photo by RMCA

Family:  Mochokidae (Squeakers or upside-down catfishes), subfamily: Mochokinae
Max. size:  20.5 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater; pH range: 6.40000009536743 - 7.19999980926514; dH range: 18
Distribution:  Africa: middle and upper Congo River basin, including Pool Malebo (= Stanley Pool) and the lower parts of the drainages of the Kasai and Ubangi (Ref. 78218, 82238) in Cameroon, Republic of Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Oviparous (Ref. 205).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 February 2009 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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