robbianus, Synodontis Smith [J. A.] 1875:92, Fig. 1 [Proceedings of the Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh v. 8; ref. 18725] Old Calabar and lower Niger River, West Africa. Syntypes: BMNH 1874.5.23.3 (1) Ikorofiong. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:320 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Synodontis robbianus Smith 1875, but possibly the same as Synodontis schall (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Willoughby 1994:29 [ref. 22047]). •Valid as Synodontis robbianus Smith 1875 -- (Poll 1971:80 [ref. 7700], Gosse 1986:143 [ref. 6194], Burgess 1989:197 [ref. 12860] as robianus, Paugy in Lévêque et al. 1992:552 [ref. 21590], Ferraris 2007:320 [ref. 29155], Musschoot & Lalèyè 2008:1327 [ref. 29749], Fermon et al. 2007:741 [ref. 30032], De Weirdt et al. 2008:122 [ref. 29869], Vreven & Milondo 2009:100 [ref. 30416], Vreven & Ibala Zamba 2011:359 [ref. 31194]). Current status: Valid as Synodontis robbianus Smith 1875. Mochokidae: Mochokinae. Distribution: Western Africa: Lower Niger River and Cross River. Habitat: freshwater.