multimaculatus, Synodontis Boulenger [G. A.] 1902:43, Pl. 12 (fig. 1) [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoologie) v. 2 (fasc. 2); ref. 562] Ubangi River at Banzyville, Democratic Republic of Congo, about 4°18'N, 21°11'E. Holotype (unique): MRAC 1314. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:317 [ref. 29155]. Gender of genus treated by us as masculine. •Valid as Synodontis multimaculatus Boulenger 1902 -- (Poll 1971:306 [ref. 7700], Gosse 1986:134 [ref. 6194], Burgess 1989:196 [ref. 12860]). •Valid as Synodontis multimaculata Boulenger 1902 -- (Ferraris 2007:317 [ref. 29155], Wright & Page 2008:297 [ref. 29628]). Current status: Valid as Synodontis multimaculatus Boulenger 1902. Mochokidae: Mochokinae. Distribution: Congo River basin, central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.