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Synodontis afrofischeri Hilgendorf, 1888

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Aquarium Care: It is tolerant of a wide spectrum of p.H. and hardness and even though this is not an upside-down catfish as we know them it likes to stand on its head or its tail and rest against the tank sides. You will see this Synodontis quite a lot during the day as it gets older, but less when as a youngster. Synodontis afrofischeri is a very peacfull fish and a prime candidate for an average sized community tank. Diet: Will take most prepared aquarium foods such as frozen bloodworm, whiteworm, shrimp, prawns, tablet food and pellets. A wide varied diet will provide a healthy specimen for many years. Etymology: afro-, presumably referring to distribution in east Africa (type locality in Tanzania); fischeri, in honour of Gustav Adolf Fischer (1848-1888), medical officer and natural history collector, who collected type.

Common Name:

Fischer's Catfish

Synonyms:

Synodontis atrofisheri

Family:

Mochokidae

Distribution:

Africa: Lakes Victoria, Nabugabo, Kioga, Ihema; Nile, Kagera, Kingani Malagarasi Rivers, Piti River, Lake Rukwa basin. Type locality: Victoria-Nyanza (Ukerewe-See).

Size:

14.0cm. (5½ins)

Temp:

22-26°C (71-80°F)

p.H.

6.2-7.5.

Reference:

ScotCat Factsheet: no. 28; Oct.1998.
The ETYFish Project. Fish Name Etymology Database © Christopher Scharpf.
www.iNaturalist.org 2017

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

Synodontis afrofischeri

Synodontis afrofischeri
Juvenile

Synodontis afrofischeri
Victoria Nile, North Buganda Province, Uganda

Synodontis afrofischeri
Head view-Uvinza, Tanzania

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