serratus, Synodontis Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1829:8, Pl. 2 (fig. 1) [Beschreibung und Abbildung mehrerer neuer Fische, im Nil entdeckt 1829; ref. 22233] Cairo, Egypt. Holotype (unique): SMF 2649 (dry). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:321 [ref. 29155]. Gender of genus treated by us as masculine. •Valid as Synodontis serrata Rüppell 1829 -- (Ferraris 2007:321 [ref. 29155], Friel & Sullivan 2008:11 [ref. 29726]). •Valid as Synodontis serratus Rüppell 1829 -- (Poll 1971:53 [ref. 7700], Gosse 1986:146 [ref. 6194], Burgess 1989:197 [ref. 12860], Neumann et al. 2016:306 [ref. 35036], Akoth et al. 2023:13 [ref. 40069]). Current status: Valid as Synodontis serratus Rüppell 1829. Mochokidae: Mochokinae. Distribution: Northeastern Africa: Nile River basin. Habitat: freshwater.