Species that contain: Synodontis and notatus [ 4 ] records

binotata, Synodontis notatus var. Pellegrin [J.] 1926:205 [Revue de Zoologie Africaine v. 14 (no. 2); ref. 17939] Bolobo, Democratic Republic of Congo. Syntypes: MNHN 1926-0195 (1), MRAC 49686 (1). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:51 [ref. 19575], Ferraris 2007:318 [ref. 29155]. Gender of genus treated by us as masculine. •Synonym of Synodontis notatus Vaillant 1893 -- (Poll 1971:256 [ref. 7700], Gosse 1986:138 [ref. 6194]). •Synonym of Synodontis notata Vaillant 1893 -- (Ferraris 2007:318 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Synodontis notatus Vaillant 1893. Mochokidae: Mochokinae. Habitat: freshwater.

maculatus, Synodontis Vaillant [L. L.] 1892:2 [Bulletin de la Société Philomathique de Paris (Sér. 8), v. 4 (no. 16); ref. 19648] Ubanghi River, Congo. MNHN 1892-0080. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:318 [ref. 29155]. See Ferraris 2007:318 [ref. 29155] for remarks on the valid name. Gender of genus treated by us as masculine. •Synonym of Synodontis notatus Vaillant 1893 -- (Poll 1971:256 [ref. 7700]). •In the synonymy of Synodontis notata Vaillant 1893 -- (Ferraris 2007:318 [ref. 29155] as a nomen oblitum). Current status: Synonym of Synodontis notatus Vaillant 1893. Mochokidae: Mochokinae. Habitat: freshwater.

notatus, Synodontis Vaillant [L. L.] 1893:17 [5] [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (8th Série) v. 5 (no. 1); ref. 14519] Congo. Holotype: MNHN 1892-0080. Vaillant specimens: MNHN 1886-436 (1, "holotype"), 1886-0435 (1), 0437 to 0439 (1, 1, 1). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:49 [ref. 19575] but with holotype and paratypes, Ferraris 2007:318 [ref. 29155]. On p. 5 of separate. New name for Synodontis maculatus Vaillant 1892, to avoid confusion with Synodontis maculosus Rüppell 1829 (= Synodontis schall); regarded as an unneeded replacement name. See Ferraris 2007:318 [ref. 29155] for use of name. Gender of genus treated by us as masculine. •Valid as Synodontis notatus Vaillant 1893 -- (Poll 1971:256 [ref. 7700], Gosse 1986:137 [ref. 6194], Burgess 1989:196 [ref. 12860]). •Valid as Synodontis notata Vaillant 1893 -- (Ferraris 2007:318 [ref. 29155] as a nomen protectum, Munene et al. 2021:24 [ref. 39283]). Nomen Protectum. Current status: Valid as Synodontis notatus Vaillant 1893. Mochokidae: Mochokinae. Distribution: Central Africa: Congo River basin. Habitat: freshwater.

ocellatus, Synodontis notatus var. Poll [M.] 1938:404, Fig. 9 [Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines v. 30 (no. 4); ref. 17167] Near Maka, Londo River, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype (unique): MRAC 49686. Type catalog: Derijst 1991:68 [ref. 21528], Ferraris 2007:318 [ref. 29155]. Gender of genus treated by us as masculine. •Synonym of Synodontis notatus Vaillant 1893 -- (Poll 1971:256 [ref. 7700], Gosse 1986:138 [ref. 6194]). •Synonym of Synodontis notata Vaillant 1893 -- (Ferraris 2007:318 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Synodontis notatus Vaillant 1893. Mochokidae: Mochokinae. Habitat: freshwater.