ornatipinnis, Synodontis Boulenger [G. A.] 1899:111, Pl. 43 (fig. 2) [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoologie) v. 1 (fasc. 5); ref. 589] Coquilhatville, Democratic Republic of Congo. Lectotype: MRAC 968. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1899.11.27.33-34 (2), MRAC 969 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:319 [ref. 29155]. Lectotype selected by Poll 1971:299 [ref. 7700]. •Valid as Synodontis ornatipinnis Boulenger 1899 -- (Poll 1971:299 [ref. 7700], Gosse 1986:140 [ref. 6194], Burgess 1989:196 [ref. 12860], Ferraris 2007:319 [ref. 29155], Skelton 2019:235 [ref. 36564], Munene et al. 2021:24 [ref. 39283]). Current status: Valid as Synodontis ornatipinnis Boulenger 1899. Mochokidae: Mochokinae. Distribution: Southern central Africa: Congo River basin (Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola). Habitat: freshwater.