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Synodontis membranaceus (Catfish)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Synodontis membranacea is a species of upside-down catfish native to northern Africa. This species is a component of local commercial fisheries. S. membranacea can be recognized by the unusually wide membranes on its barbels that give the appearance of a moustache. These fish are patterned with a few large spots on their body that fade quickly with growth. There is a comb of very small spines near the point of the operculum, but they do not protrude through the skin. This fish may reach 50 centimetres (20 in) SL.
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Attributes

Migration [1]  Potamodromous

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Omo Strict Natural Reserve Forest Reserve 328086 Nigeria  

Prey / Diet

Povilla adusta (African burrowing mayfly)[2]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Brycinus nurse (Silversides)1
Schilbe mystus (Silver catfish)1

Consumers

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External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 01, 2010 at animaldiversity.org
♦ 2The dietary habits of the upside-down catfish, Synodontis membranaceus (Osteichthyes: Mochokidae) in Jebba lake, Nigeria, Olufemi David Owolabi, Rev. Biol. Trop. (Int. J. Trop. Biol.) Vol. 56 (2): 931-936, June 2008
♦ 3Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0