Synodontis melanopterus Boulenger, 1902

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Synodontis melanopterus : Boulenger, 1902 l : 327, pl. 29, fig. 1Second account of the fishes collected by Dr. W. J. Ansorge in the Niger Delta. | Boulenger, 1905 c : 49A list of freshwater fishes of Africa. | Boulenger, 1911 a : 431, fig. 324Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). | Pellegrin, 1922 i : 636Les poissons des eaux douces de l'Afrique occidentale. | Pellegrin, 1923 b : 203Les poissons des eaux douces de l'Afrique occidentale (du Sénégal au Niger). | Gras, 1961 : 578Liste des poissons du Bas Dahomey, faisant partie de la collection du laboratoire d'hydrobiologie du service des eaux, forêts et chasses du Dahomey. | Kähsbauer , 1962 : 161Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Fischfauna von Nigeria. | Breder & Rosen, 1966 : 642-643Modes of reproduction in fishes. | Poll, 1971 a : 114-117, fig. 46Révision des Synodontis africains (Famille Mochocidae). | Reid & Sydenham, 1979 : 49A checklist of lower Benue river fishes and an ichthyogeographical review of the Benue River (West Africa). | Howes, 1980 a : 168A new catfish from Sierra Leone. | Lévêque & Paugy, 1984 : 282, figGuide des poissons d'eau douce de la zone du programme de lutte contre l'onchocercose en Afrique de l'Ouest. | Gosse, 1986 b : 13336. Mochokidae. | Burgess, 1989 : 196An atlas of freshwater and marine catfishes. A preliminary survey of the Siluriformes. | Lévêque et al., 1991 : 143Annotated check-list of the freshwater fishes of the Nilo-sudan river basins, in Africa. | Paugy & Roberts, 1992 : 546, fig. 29.4329. Mochokidae. | Paugy et al., 1994 : 62Faune ichtyologique des eaux douces d'Afrique de l'Ouest. | Willoughby, 1994 : 29The taxonomy of the genus Synodontis (Pisces: Siluroidea) in Lake Kainji, Nigeria. | Olaosebikan & Raji, 1998 : 89Field guide to Nigerian freshwater fishes. | Paugy & Roberts, 2003 : 248-249, fig. 30.4030. Mochokidae. | Seegers, 2008 a : 446, fig.The catfishes of Africa: A handbook for identification and maintenance..
Synodontis melanoptera : Ferraris, 2007 : 317 (senior synonym)Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types..

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DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
Aquariology : Seegers, 2008 .
Colour pattern : Paugy & Roberts, 1992 | Paugy & Roberts, 2003 | Poll, 1971a | Seegers, 2008 .
Common names : Kurungu (Hausa: Nigeria), Okpo (Igbo: Nigeria), Ikpoki (Ijo: Nigeria), Fono (Kanuri: Nigeria), Egungigi (Nupe: Nigeria), Okokoniko (Yoruba: Nigeria) .
Current distribution known : known from Mono River (Togo), Ouémé River (Benin), Ogun and Osse Rivers and Lower Niger basin (Nigeria) .
Morphology / anatomy : Paugy & Roberts, 1992 | Paugy & Roberts, 2003 | Poll, 1971a | Seegers, 2008 .
Reproduction : distinct pairing during breeding .
Reproduction_references : Breder & Rosen, 1966 .
Size : 144 mm SL .
Types :
- Synodontis melanopterus Boulenger, 1902 l: 327, pl. 29, fig. 1. Type locality: "Oguta", Niger delta. Lectotype BMNH n° 1902.10.25: 3; paralectotype BMNH n° 1902.10.25: 4.
Use and trade : harvested for human consumption .