Species that contain: Synodontis and nigrita [ 3 ] records

fascipinna, Synodontis Nichols [J. T.] & LaMonte [F. R.] 1953:2, Fig. 2 [American Museum Novitates No. 1648; ref. 12710] Birao, eastern French Equatorial Africa. Holotype: AMNH 19841. Paratypes: AMNH 19679 (4). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:314 [ref. 29155]. •Doubtful species, could be a synonym of Synodontis nigrita Valenciennes 1840 -- (Poll 1971:57 [ref. 7700], Burgess 1989:196 [ref. 12860]). •Valid as Synodontis fascipinna Nichols & LaMonte 1953 -- (Gosse 1986:126 [ref. 6194], Ferraris 2007:314 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Valid as Synodontis fascipinna Nichols & LaMonte 1953. Mochokidae: Mochokinae. Distribution: Chari River basin, western central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

nigrita, Synodontis Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:265, Pl. 441 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 15; ref. 1008] Senegal River, Senegal. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-3051. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:49 [ref. 19575], Ferraris 2007:317 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Synodontis nigrita Valenciennes 1840 -- (Poll 1971:57 [ref. 7700], Gosse 1986:134 [ref. 6194], Burgess 1989:196 [ref. 12860], Lévêque et al. 1989:120 [ref. 26480], Paugy in Lévêque et al. 1992:555 [ref. 21590], Willoughby 1994:27, 29 [ref. 22047], Dankwa et al. 1999:38 [ref. 28023], Ferraris 2007:317 [ref. 29155], Fermon et al. 2007:739 [ref. 30032], De Weirdt et al. 2008:122 [ref. 29869], Vreven & Milondo 2009:100 [ref. 30416], Vreven & Ibala Zamba 2011:359 [ref. 31194], Neumann et al. 2016:306 [ref. 35036], Fermon et al. 2022:159 [ref. 39448] with question, Akoth et al. 2023:13 [ref. 40069], De Weirdt et al. 2023:[2] [ref. 40468]). Current status: Valid as Synodontis nigrita Valenciennes 1840. Mochokidae: Mochokinae. Distribution: Western and northern Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

ornatus, Synodontis Pappenheim [P.] in Pappenheim & Boulenger 1914:251, Pl. 5 (fig. 2) [Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Zentral-Afrika Expedition, 1907-1908 v. 5 (Zool. 3); ref. 18518] Lake Albert [Lake Albert Nyanza]. Syntypes: ZMB 19097 (8). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:317 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Synodontis nigrita Valenciennes 1840 -- (Poll 1971:57 [ref. 7700], Gosse 1986:135 [ref. 6194], Ferraris 2007:317 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Synodontis nigrita Valenciennes 1840. Mochokidae: Mochokinae. Habitat: freshwater.