Synodontis njassae Keilhack, 1908

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Synodontis zambesensis (non Peters, 1852) : Boulenger, 1898 e : 4 (misidentification)Report on the collection of fishes made by Mr. J. E. S. Moore in lake Tanganyika during his expedition 1895-1896, with an appendix by J. E. S. Moore. | Worthington, 1933 a : 313 (misidentification)The fishes of lake Nyasa (other than Cichlidae). | Ricardo-Bertram et al., 1942 : 59 (misidentification)Report on the fish and fisheries of Lake Nyasa. | Jackson, 1955 : 684 (misidentification)A new fish of the genus Clarias Gronov. from Lake Nyasa, with notes on the distribution of the Clariidae and other catfishes in the Lake. | Fryer, 1959 d : 171 (misidentification)The trophic interrelationship and ecology of some littoral communities of Lake Nyasa with especial reference to the fishes, and a discussion of the evolution of a group of rock-frequenting Cichlidae. | Poll, 1971 a : 337 (synonym of Synodontis njassae) (misidentification)Révision des Synodontis africains (Famille Mochocidae). | Finley, 1983 b : 33, figs (misidentification)Synodontis njassae Keilhack. | Gosse, 1986 b : 137 (synonym of Synodontis njassae) (misidentification)36. Mochokidae. | Eccles, 1992 : 74, 126 (misidentification)FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Field guide to the commercial marine and brackish-water species of Tanzania..
Synodontis njassae : Keilhack, 1908 : 168Bemerkungen zur Fischfauna des nördlichen Njassa-Gebietes : einige neue Arten aus den Gattungen Barbus und Synodontis und Beiträge zur Systematik der Gattung Clarias. | Keilhack, 1910 a : 113, fig. 9Njassa-Fische gesammelt von Prof. Dr. Fülleborn. | Boulenger, 1911 a : 415 (synonymy with Synodontis zambesensis)Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). | Jackson, 1959 a : 302 (rehabilitation of Synodontis njassae as a valid species)New records and little-known species of fish from Rhodesia and Nyasaland. | Jackson, 1961 a : 556Check-list of the fishes of Nyasaland. | Jackson et al., 1963 : 67Report on the survey of northern Lake Nyasa 1954/1955 by the Joint Fisheries Research Organization. | Bell-Cross, 1966 a : 13The distribution of fishes in Central Africa. | Breder & Rosen, 1966 : 642-643Modes of reproduction in fishes. | Poll, 1971 a : 337-341, fig. 154Révision des Synodontis africains (Famille Mochocidae). | Axelrod, 1974 a : 268Freshwater fishes. Book 1. | Mayland, 1979 : 251Grosse Aquarienpraxis II. Tropische Aquarienfische. | Tweddle et al., 1979 : 81. The nature of the Barrier separating the Lake Malawi and Zambezi fish faunas. | Schraml, 1980 b : 619Fiederbartwelse der Gattung Synodontis (2). | Finley, 1982 b : 29Food and feeding of Synodontis catfish. | Finley, 1983 b : 33, figSynodontis njassae Keilhack. | Gosse, 1986 b : 13736. Mochokidae. | Burgess, 1989 : 196An atlas of freshwater and marine catfishes. A preliminary survey of the Siluriformes. | Skelton & White, 1990 : 280Two new species of Synodontis (Pisces: Siluroidei: Mochokidae) from southern Africa. | Robins et al., 1991 : 67World fishes important to North Americans. Exclusive of species from the continental waters of the United States and Canada. | Allison et al., 1996 : 1008, 1009Lake flies and the deep-water demersal fish community of Lake Malawi. | Nsiku, 1999 : 25, 60, 81, 87, 94, 106, 113, 123, 147, 148, 189Changes in the fisheries of Lake Malawi, 1976-1996: ecosystem-based analysis. | Snoeks, 2004 : 24, fig. 8The non-cichlid fishes of the Lake Malawi system: a compilation. | Ferraris, 2007 : 318Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. | Seegers, 2008 a : 459, fig.The catfishes of Africa: A handbook for identification and maintenance..

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DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
Aquariology : Seegers, 2008 .
Colour pattern : Poll, 1971a | Seegers, 2008 .
Common names : Malawi-fjerskægmalle (Danish), Malawi catfish / Malawi spotted catfish / Malawi squeaker / Squeaker (English), Njassa liithammassäga / Njassa sulghabesäga (Estonian), Njassanripsimonni (Finnish), Njassa-Fiederbartwels (German), Nkholokolo / Nkolokolo [Nyanja (Chichewa): Malawi], Kolokolo (Swahili), Chikolokolo (Yao: Malawi) .
Current distribution known : endemic to Lake Malawi basin .
Food habits / trophic level : feeds on insects, crustaceans and other invertebrates .
Food habits / trophic level_references : Allison et al., 1996 | Fryer, 1959 d .
Habitat / home range : found among the rocks during the day and moves around the area at night .
Habits_references : Fryer, 1959 d | Jackson, 1961 a .
Morphology / anatomy : Poll, 1971a | Seegers, 2008 .
Reproduction : spawn by preference at the beginning of the rainy season; distinct pairing during breeding .
Reproduction_references : Breder & Rosen, 1966 .
Size : 192 mm TL .
Types :
- Synodontis njassae Keilhack, 1908: 168. Type locality: "Njassa". Lectotype ZMHU n° 18.191; paralectotypes ZMHU n° 18.192 (8).