Synodontis zanzibaricus

• Overview
• Interesting Facts
• Common Names
• Description
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
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• Further Reading
• Notes

Overview

Family : Squeakers or upside-down catfishes ; Inhabits rivers and possible coastal rivers[1].

Interesting Facts

Common Names

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Description

Habitat

Typically found in a lake at a mean distance from sea level of -17 meters (-54 feet).[2]

Ecology: Max . size: 131 mm TL (Gosse in Daget et al. 1986). (Ref. 309398).

List of Habitats :

•     5     Wetlands (inland)   
  
•     5.1     Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls )   
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Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Data last modified by FishBase 17-May-1994

Taxonomic status uncertain.[3].

Similar Species

Members of the genus Synodontis

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 56 species and subspecies in this genus:

S. afrofischeri (Fischer's Victoria Squeaker) · S. alberti (Bigeye Squeaker (FB)) · S. angelica (Spotted Upside-Down Catfish) · S. angelicus (Spotted Upside-Down Catfish) · S. batensoda (Upsidedown Catfish) · S. clarias (Squeaker) · S. contracta (Upsidedown Catfish) · S. contractus (Bugeye Squeaker (FB)) · S. decora (Barredtail Squeaker) · S. decorus (Barredtail Squeaker) · S. euptera (Featherfin Squeaker) · S. eupterus (Featherfin Squeaker) · S. filamentosa (Catfish) · S. filamentosus (Catfish) · S. flavitaeniata (Chocolatestriped Squeaker) · S. flavitaeniatus (Orangestriped Squeaker (FB)) · S. frontosa (Sudan Squeaker) · S. frontosus (Sudan Squeaker) · S. fuelleborni (Fuelleborn´s Squeaker) · S. gambiensis (Tsetsentor) · S. geledensis (Geledi Squeaker) · S. leopardina (Leopard Squeaker) · S. leopardinus (Leopard Squeaker) · S. macrostigma (Largespot Squeaker) · S. macrostoma (Largemouth Squeaker) · S. manni (Feather-Barbelled Squeaker) · S. melanostictus (Back-Swimming Congo Catfish) · S. membranacea (Catfish) · S. membranaceus (Catfish) · S. multipunctatus (African Catfish) · S. nebulosa (Clouded Squeaker) · S. nebulosus (Clouded Squeaker) · S. nigrita (Catfish) · S. nigriventris (Back-Swimming Congo Catfish) · S. nigromaculata (Blackspotted Squeaker) · S. nigromaculatus (Blackspotted Squeaker (FB)) · S. njassae (Malawi Spotted Catfish) · S. notata (Onespot Squeaker) · S. notatus (Onespot Squeaker (FB)) · S. ocellifer (Catfish) · S. petricola (Cuckoo Catfish) · S. pleurops (Congo Squeaker (FB)) · S. ricardoae (Ricardo´s Squeaker) · S. ruandae (Rwanda Ruandae) · S. rukwaensis (Lake Rukwa Squeaker) · S. schall (Catfish) · S. serpentis (Tana Squeaker) · S. serratus (Shield-Head Catfish) · S. thamalakanensis (Bubblebarb Squeaker) · S. vanderwaali (Finetooth Squeaker) · S. victoriae (Lake Victoria Squeaker) · S. woosnami (Upper Zambezi Squeaker) · S. xiphias (Brown Squeaker) · S. zambezensis (Brown Squeaker) · S. zanzibarica (East Coast Squeaker) · S. zanzibaricus (East Coast Squeaker)

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Further Reading

• Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history). .. London, Printed by order of the Trustees [by Taylor and Francis]1909-16. url .

Notes

Contributors

• Allen, Gerald R. (from FishBase).
• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.
• FishBase 2006.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 04, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
• Hanssens, M. & Snoeks, J. 2006. Synodontis zanzibaricus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 05February2012.
• IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 139615
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-33575
• Fishbase Species ID: 9644
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 681689
• IUCN ID: 244860
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 126221

Footnotes

1. Eccles, D.H. (1992). FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Field guide to the freshwater fishes of Tanzania. FAO, Rome. 145 p. [back]
2. Standard Deviation = 728.280 based on 32 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
3. Hanssens, M. & Snoeks, J. 2006. Synodontis zanzibaricus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 05 February 2012. [back]

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