Species that contain: Synodontis and longirostris [ 2 ] records

longirostris, Synodontis Boulenger [G. A.] 1902:44, Pl. 12 (fig. 2) [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoologie) v. 2 (fasc. 2); ref. 562] Yembe River at Banzyville, Democratic Republic of Congo, about 4°18'N, 21°11'E. Holotype (unique): MRAC 1243. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:316 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Synodontis longirostris Boulenger 1902 -- (Poll 1971:310 [ref. 7700], Gosse 1986:132 [ref. 6194], Burgess 1989:196 [ref. 12860], Ferraris 2007:316 [ref. 29155], Wright & Page 2008:297 [ref. 29628], Skelton 2019:235 [ref. 36564]). Current status: Valid as Synodontis longirostris Boulenger 1902. Mochokidae: Mochokinae. Distribution: Southern central Africa: Congo River basin (Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola). Habitat: freshwater.

ovidius, Synodontis Lönnberg [E.] & Rendahl [H.] 1920:173 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 9) v. 6 (no. 31); ref. 15241] Mukimbungu, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype (unique): NRM 9913. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:316 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Synodontis longirostris Boulenger 1902 -- (Gosse 1986:132 [ref. 6194], Ferraris 2007:316 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Synodontis longirostris Boulenger 1902. Mochokidae: Mochokinae. Habitat: freshwater.