Synodontis nigromaculatus was reported from 10 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 8 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 0 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 2 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Africa: in the Congo River basin in the Kasai system, upper Lualaba, Luapula drainage and lakes Mweru and Bangwelo in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia (Ref. 75786, 82238). Also in the upper Zambezi and Okavango (Ref. 7248, 11970, 52193, 75786), Cunene, Limpopo (Ref. 3202, 11970, 75786, 82238) and Lake Chiuta (Ref. 75786). Absent from the Lake Tanganyika drainage (Ref. 78218).
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Table 1: Present in 8 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Angola AGO native 75786
Africa Botswana BWA native 75786
Africa Congo Dem Rp COD native 82238
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 75786
Africa Namibia NAM native 3202
Africa South Africa ZAF native 75786
Africa Zambia ZMB native 75786
Africa Zimbabwe ZWE native 94654

Table 3: Absent from 2 country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Burundi BDI misidentification 78218
Africa Tanzania TZA misidentification 78218

Table 4: Reported from 10 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Angola AGO native 75786
Africa Botswana BWA native 75786
Africa Burundi BDI misidentification 78218
Africa Congo Dem Rp COD native 82238
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 75786
Africa Namibia NAM native 3202
Africa South Africa ZAF native 75786
Africa Tanzania TZA misidentification 78218
Africa Zambia ZMB native 75786
Africa Zimbabwe ZWE native 94654
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