filamentosus, Synodontis Boulenger [G. A.] 1901:10 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 8 (no. 43) (art. 2); ref. 14748] Mouth of Lake No, White Nile, Sudan. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1907.12.2.2377. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:314 [ref. 29155]. Gender of genus treated by us as masculine. •Valid as Synodontis filamentosus Boulenger 1901 -- (Poll 1971:107 [ref. 7700], Gosse 1986:126 [ref. 6194], Burgess 1989:196 [ref. 12860], Paugy in Lévêque et al. 1992:544 [ref. 21590], Willoughby 1994:27 [ref. 22047], Dankwa et al. 1999:38 [ref. 28023]). •Valid as Synodontis filamentosa Boulenger 1901 -- (Ferraris 2007:314 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Valid as Synodontis filamentosus Boulenger 1901. Mochokidae: Mochokinae. Distribution: Northern Africa. Habitat: freshwater.