leopardinus, Synodontis Pellegrin [J.] 1914:25 [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 39 (no. 1); ref. 14165] Zambezi River, Barotsés, Zambia. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1913-0321. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:50 [ref. 19575], Ferraris 2007:316 [ref. 29155]. Gender of genus treated by us as masculine. •Possible synonym of Synodontis zanzibaricus Peters 1868 -- (Seegers et al. 2003:39 [ref. 28087]). •Valid as Synodontis leopardina Pellegrin 1914 -- (Ferraris 2007:316 [ref. 29155], Marshall 2011:185 [ref. 31755], Bruton et al. 2018:78 [ref. 36373]). •Valid as Synodontis leopardinus Pellegrin 1914 -- (Poll 1971:351 [ref. 7700], Gosse 1986:131 [ref. 6194], Burgess 1989:196 [ref. 12860], Skelton & White 1990:280 [ref. 13608], Skelton 1993:255 [ref. 24071], Skelton 2001:255 [ref. 27406], Skelton 2019:235 [ref. 36564]). Current status: Valid as Synodontis leopardinus Pellegrin 1914. Mochokidae: Mochokinae. Distribution: Southern Africa: upper Zambezi River and Okavango River basins. Habitat: freshwater.