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Synodontis membranaceus (GeoffroySaint-Hilaire, 1809)

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Nigeria country information

Common names: Bulundi, Folashe, Karfasa
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Importance: commercial | Ref: Anonymous, 1998
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from Lake Kainji (Ref. 28265), Sokoto, lower Niger, Niger delta (Ref. 57223), Benue (Ref. 31256, 57223) and Komadugu Yobe (Chad basin)(Ref. 57223). Exploited commercially in Kainji Lake (Ref. 28265).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ni.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Paugy, D. and T.R. Roberts, 2003
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Catfish, Membran-Fiederbartwels, 埃及歧须鮠, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Mochokidae (Squeakers or upside-down catfishes) > Mochokinae
Etymology: Synodontis: Greek, syn, symphysis = grown together + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 6.8 - 7.2; dH range: ? - 25; potamodromous (Ref. 51243).   Tropical; 22°C - 25°C (Ref. 2060); 35°N - 4°N

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