Microsynodontis
Sign in to saveMicrosynodontis is a genus of upside-down catfishes native to freshwater rivers in western Africa. The genus was originally described by British-Belgian zoologist George Albert Boulenger in 1903 based upon the type species Microsynodontis batesii. The name microsynodontis comes from the Greek word mikro, meaning small, and the Greek term synodon, meaning "with the teeth all growing together".
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderSiluriformes
- FamilyMochokidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 36
- Family
- Mochokidae
- Collections
- CUMV, USNM, ANSP, UMMZ, CAS, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo Kinshasa
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- Parent taxon
- Mochokidae
- Image
- Microsynodontis batesii.jpg
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Microsynodontis is a genus of upside-down catfishes native to freshwater rivers in western Africa. The genus was originally described by British-Belgian zoologist George Albert Boulenger in 1903 based upon the type species Microsynodontis batesii. The name microsynodontis comes from the Greek word mikro, meaning small, and the Greek term synodon, meaning "with the teeth all growing together".
==Description== Species in Microsynodontis are small, reaching a maximum standard length of . The mouth of the fish faces downward, with broad lips containing papilla. The body shape is cylindrical along its entire length.
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