Synodontis ngouniensis
De Weirdt, Vreven & Fermon, 2008
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Description:
Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total):
7. Distinguished from other species in this genus
in having the following set of characters: 1-4 weakly
developed serrations, distally located on the anterior
part of the dorsal spine (vs. entirely well serrated);
mandibular teeth 12-19 (vs. at least 23); membrane
broad; i.e., proximally at least as brad as barbel
thread, on the proximal 2/3 of the maxillary barbel
(vs. none or very weakly developed). Habitat:
Specimens have been caught in the Dola River (Gabon)
at depth of 0.80 m above a sand/gravel substrate;
water here was opaque, alkaline (pH 8.41) with high
conductivity and with temperature of 24.0°C. Colouration:
Striking colour pattern, black background with whitish
irregularly shaped lines and dots.
Common
Name:
None
Synonyms:
None
Family:
Mochokidae
Distribution:
Africa: Ngounié
River basin and upper Nyanga River basin in Gabon
and Republic of Congo.
Size:
18.0cm. (7ins)
Temp:
23-27°C (73-81°F)
p.H.
6.5-7.2.
Reference:
de Weirdt, D.D., E.
Vreven and Y. Fermon,
2008. Synodontis ngouniensis, new species (Siluriformes:
Mochokidae) from the Ngounié and Nyanga basins,
Gabon and Republic of Congo. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat.
19(2):121-128. Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors.
2018. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.
www.fishbase.org, ( 02/2018 ).
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