Feather-barbelled squeaker (Synodontis manni)

Scientific name: Synodontis manni De Vos, 2001

Feather-barbelled squeaker (Synodontis manni)

The Feather-barbelled squeaker (Synodontis manni) is a freshwater fish of the family Mochokidae. Native range: Africa, Lower Tana River in Kenya.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 11 - 12. Moderately sized species; snout rounded; lips give a distinctive horseshoe-shaped appearance to mouth in ventral view and with prominent lateral lobes; snout long (58.8-68.8%HL), 6-8 long teeth, each tooth curved distally upwards; maxillary barbel with a distinct marginal membrane at base and with well-developed thin tuberculate branches on anterior side; adipose fin well developed and separated from dorsal fin by a distance measuring 16.4-22.3%SL. Overall coloration of adult fish light brown with a white belly, caudal fin brownish, young fish brownish with irregular, broad white dendritic streaks on the flanks.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Synodontis manni
Family
Mochokidae (Squeakers or upside-down catfishes)
Order
Siluriformes (Catfish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
21.6
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Africa: Lower Tana River in Kenya.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Data deficient (DD)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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