FB-9596 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9596 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Siluriformes Mochokidae Synodontis Synodontis multipunctatus Boulenger, 1898 Mangeplettet gøgemalle Vielpunkt-Fiederbartwels Käkimonni Dumi Kajikijiki Gökmal Dumi 多点歧须鮠 多點歧鬚鮠 Synodontis multipunctata Boulenger, 1898 1994-04-22 2012-12-09 Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen0 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) Baensch, H.A. and R. Riehl0 Aquarien atlas. Band 2. Mergus, Verlag für Natur-und Heimtierkunde GmbH, Melle, Germany. 1216 p. (Ref. 2060) Gosse, J.-P.0 Mochokidae. p. 105-152. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels, MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 3202) Hureau, J.-C.0 La base de données GICIM: Gestion informatisée des collections ichthyologiques du Muséum. p. 225-227. 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(Ref. 82238) Boulenger, G.A.0 Report on the collection of fishes made by Mr. J.E.S. Moore in Lake Tanganyika during his expedition, 1895-96. Trans. Zool. Soc. Lond. 15(1):1-30. (Ref. 92520) Saks, L.0 Estonian Common Names, Rank 2. Personal communication (Ref. 116654) IUCN0 The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1964 - onwards. https://www.iucnredlist.org/ (Ref. 130435) Price, S.A., S.T. Friedman, K.A. Corn, O. Larouche, K. Brockelsby, A.J. Lee, M. Nagaraj, N.G. Bertrand, M. Danao, M.C. Coyne, J.R. Estrada, R. Friedman, E. Hoeft, M. Iwan, D. Gross, J.H. Kao, B. Landry, M.J. Linares, C. McGlinn and …0 FishShapes v1: Functionally relevant measurements of teleost shape and size on three dimensions. Ecology 103(e3829):1-2. (Ref. 137577) FB-pic-9596-13796 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/gif FAO 1997-03-12 1997-03-12 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9596 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Symul_u0.gif http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/gif/tn_Symul_u0.gif FB-pic-9596-13797 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/gif FAO 1997-03-12 1997-03-12 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9596 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Symul_u1.gif http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/gif/tn_Symul_u1.gif FB-GeneralDescr-9596 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-04-22 00:00:00 2012-12-09 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9596 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Inhabits the muddy bottoms down to at least 100 m in lake (Ref. 4967). Feeds on the snail, Neothauma (Ref. 6770). Zoobenthos feeder (Ref. 52177). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Only fish known to practice brood parasitism: it manages to mix it eggs with those of mouthbrooding cichlids. Its larvae grow faster than those of the host and feed on them. Gosse, J.-P. 1986 Mochokidae. p. 105-152. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels, MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 3202) FB-DiagnosticDescr-9596 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2013-01-03 00:00:00 2013-01-03 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9596 Axillary pore present; mandibular teeth 13-29; body with large spots; fin spines dark; 8 pectoral-fin rays; black triangles at base of pelvic and anal fins absent or poorly developed; eye 44.9-62.0% snout length; premaxillary toothpad uninterrupted; secondary branches on medial mandibular barbel absent; occipito-nuchal shield usually covered with skin; papillae on skin of body absent; hindgut chamber absent (Ref. 59365). Wright, J.J. and L.M. Page 2006 Taxonomic revision of Lake Tanganyikan <i>Synodontis</i> (Siluriformes: Mochokidae). Bull. Florida Mus. Nat Hist. 46(4):99-154. (Ref. 59365) FB-Morphology-9596 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2013-01-03 00:00:00 2013-01-03 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9596 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#LifeCycle Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 9 - 12 Wright, J.J. and L.M. Page 2006 Taxonomic revision of Lake Tanganyikan <i>Synodontis</i> (Siluriformes: Mochokidae). Bull. Florida Mus. Nat Hist. 46(4):99-154. (Ref. 59365) FB-Distribution-9596 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-04-22 00:00:00 2025-11-04 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9596 Africa: Lake Tanganyika (Ref. 59365, 82238). Wright, J.J. and L.M. Page 2006 Taxonomic revision of Lake Tanganyikan <i>Synodontis</i> (Siluriformes: Mochokidae). Bull. Florida Mus. Nat Hist. 46(4):99-154. (Ref. 59365) FB-Uses-9596 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-04-22 00:00:00 2012-12-09 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9596 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats fisheries: minor commercial Eccles, D.H. 1992 FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Field guide to the freshwater fishes of Tanzania. Prepared and published with the support of the United Nations Development Programme (project URT/87/016). FAO, Rome. 145 p. (Ref. 4967) FB-LifeCycle-9596 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rainer Froese 1994-04-22 00:00:00 2012-12-09 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=9596&StockCode=9919 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Oviparous (Ref. 205). Distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Pairs manage to mix their eggs in the spawning nest of mouthbrooding cichlids, which take the eggs in the mouth together with their own. Its larvae grow faster than those of the host and feed on them. Wyrwich, C. 1995 Verhalten und Nachzucht von <i>Synodontis multipunctatus</i> im Aquarium. p. 247-249. In H. Greven and R. Riehl (eds.) Fortpflanzungsbiologie der Aquarienfische. Birgit Schmettkamp Verlag, Bornheim, Germany. (Ref. 26490) FB-TrophicStrategy-9596 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 2000-08-07 00:00:00 2005-07-21 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ multipunctatus Inhabits the muddy bottoms down to at least 100 m in lake (Ref. 4967). Feeds on the snail, Neothauma (Ref. 6770). Zoobenthos feeder (Ref. 52177). Burgess, W.E. 1989 An atlas of freshwater and marine catfishes. A preliminary survey of the Siluriformes. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, New Jersey (USA). 784 p. (Ref. 6868) FB-Size-9596 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-04-22 00:00:00 2012-12-09 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9596 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology 27.5 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 3202)) Gosse, J.-P. 1986 Mochokidae. p. 105-152. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels, MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 3202) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-9596 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-04-22 00:00:00 2012-12-09 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9596 benthopelagic; freshwater; dH range: 15 - 35