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Microsynodontis
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".
12 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 12 known species
Microsynodontis batesii
speciesMicrosynodontis batesii
Microsynodontis polli
speciesMicrosynodontis polli
Microsynodontis vigilis
speciesMicrosynodontis vigilis
Microsynodontis christyi
speciesMicrosynodontis christyi
Microsynodontis hirsutus
speciesMicrosynodontis hirsutus
Microsynodontis emarginatus
speciesMicrosynodontis emarginatus
Microsynodontis notatus
speciesMicrosynodontis notatus
Microsynodontis laevigatus
speciesMicrosynodontis laevigatus
Microsynodontis armatus
speciesMicrosynodontis armatus
Microsynodontis nannoculus
speciesMicrosynodontis nannoculus
Microsynodontis lamberti
speciesMicrosynodontis lamberti
Microsynodontis nasutus
speciesMicrosynodontis nasutus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 89959.