pardalis, Synodontis Boulenger [G. A.] 1908:30 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 2 (no. 7); ref. 14306] Waterfall of Libi River near Ja River (Congo System) into which it flows, southern Cameroon. Lectotype: BMNH 1909.4.29.91. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1909.4.29.92-94 (2), MRAC 155384 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:319 [ref. 29155]. Lectotype selected in Poll 1971:334 [ref. 7700]. •Valid as Synodontis pardalis Boulenger 1908 -- (Poll 1971:334 [ref. 7700], Gosse 1986:140 [ref. 6194], Burgess 1989:196 [ref. 12860], Ferraris 2007:319 [ref. 29155], Wright & Page 2008:297 [ref. 29628]). Current status: Valid as Synodontis pardalis Boulenger 1908. Mochokidae: Mochokinae. Distribution: Ja River, Congo River basin, Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater.