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Genus Family: Mochokidae 🍽️ 8 Edible 🎣 3 Game Fish ⚠️ 2 Venomous 🐠 114 Aquarium

Synodontis

Species
133
Max Length
68 cm
Max Weight
1.5 kg
Max Lifespan
12 yrs
Avg Trophic
2.89
Threatened
4

🔬 Taxonomic Classification

Class
Teleostei
Order
Siluriformes
Family
Mochokidae
Genus
Synodontis

🐟 Species in Genus Synodontis

133 total
Angel squeaker
Synodontis angelicus
LC 💧 Freshwater Aquarium
Bigeye squeaker
Synodontis alberti
LC 💧 Freshwater Aquarium
Blackspotted squeaker
Synodontis nigromaculatus
LC 💧 Freshwater Game Aquarium
Blotched upsidedown catfish
Synodontis nigriventris
LC 💧 Freshwater Aquarium
Brichard's Synodontis
Synodontis brichardi
VU 💧 Freshwater Aquarium
Bugeye squeaker
Synodontis contractus
LC 💧 Freshwater Aquarium
Catfish
Synodontis membranaceus
LC 💧 Freshwater Edible Aquarium
Catfish
Synodontis nigrita
LC 💧 Freshwater Aquarium
Cloudy squeaker
Synodontis nebulosus
LC 💧 Freshwater Aquarium
Clown squeaker
Synodontis decorus
LC 💧 Freshwater Aquarium
Coas Synodontis
Synodontis obesus
LC 💧 Freshwater Aquarium
Congo squeaker
Synodontis pleurops
LC 💧 Freshwater Aquarium
Cuckoo Catfish
Synodontis petricola
LC 💧 Freshwater Edible Aquarium
Eastcoast squeaker
Synodontis zanzibaricus
DD 💧 Freshwater Aquarium
Feather-barbelled squeaker
Synodontis manni
VU 💧 Freshwater Aquarium
Featherfin squeaker
Synodontis eupterus
LC 💧 Freshwater Aquarium
Fischer's Victoria squeaker
Synodontis afrofischeri
LC 💧 Freshwater Aquarium
Fuelleborn's squeaker
Synodontis fuelleborni
LC 💧 Freshwater Aquarium
Gangue-Kala
Synodontis annectens
LC 💧 Freshwater Aquarium
Geledi squeaker
Synodontis geledensis
LC 💧 Freshwater Aquarium
Lake Rukwa squeaker
Synodontis rukwaensis
LC 💧 Freshwater Aquarium
Lake Victoria squeaker
Synodontis victoriae
LC 💧 Freshwater Aquarium
Largemouth squeaker
Synodontis macrostoma
LC 💧 Freshwater Aquarium
Largespot squeaker
Synodontis macrostigma
LC 💧 Freshwater Aquarium

🌍 Habitat Distribution

💧 Freshwater
133

🛡️ Conservation Status

LC
DD
Least Concern 87
Near Threatened 1
Vulnerable 7
Endangered 2
Critically Endangered 5
Data Deficient 20

🌐 Geographic Distribution

Singapore
1 spp.
Colombia
1 spp.
Philippines
1 spp.
Mexico
1 spp.

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

omnivore
100%
6
Shallowest
0 m
Deepest
80 m