Synodontis ngouniensis

The Synodontis ngouniensis lives in the benthopelagic, freshwater environment.

Publishing the description of Synodontis ngouniensis in the latest issue of Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, David De Weirdt, Emmanuel Vreven and Yves Fermon distinguish it from other Synodontis of the Lower Guinea Ichthyofaunal Province in having a dorsal spine with a smooth anterior margin except More

The researchers collected Synodontis ngouniensis from a turbid part of the Ngounié River, where the temperature was 24°C (roughly 75°F) and the pH-value 8.4 (very alkaline). Synodontis ngouniensis is a mochokid catfish. More

Order : Siluriformes
Family : Mochokidae
Genus : Synodontis
Species : Synodontis ngouniensis
Authority : De Weirdt, Vreven & Fermon,2008