Species that contain: Synodontis and schall [ 9 ] records

arabi, Synodontis Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:261 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 15; ref. 1008] Nile River, Egypt. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-4203 (1), 0000-4205 (2). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:321 [ref. 29155]. Unneeded new name for Silurus schall Bloch & Schneider 1801. •Synonym of Synodontis schall (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Poll 1971:48 [ref. 7700], Gosse 1986:145 [ref. 6194], Paugy in Lévêque et al. 1992:561 [ref. 21590], Ferraris 2007:321 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Synodontis schall (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Mochokidae: Mochokinae. Habitat: freshwater.

clarias, Pimelodus Geoffroy St. Hilaire [E.] 1809:[316], Pl. 13 (figs. 3-4) [Poissons du Nil v. 1 (part 1); ref. 4182] Nile River, Egypt. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-4203 or 0000-4205. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:48 [ref. 19575] with syntypes, Ferraris 2007:320-321 [ref. 29155]. Appeared first in plate; technically the figured specimen is the holotype. As Synodontis clarias in Geoffroy St. Hilaire 1827:299 [ref. 4185]. The page number is from a different edition. •Same as Synodontis arabi Valenciennes 1840 -- (authors). •Synonym of Synodontis schall (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Poll 1971:48 [ref. 7700], Ferraris 2007:320 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Synodontis schall (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Mochokidae: Mochokinae. Habitat: freshwater.

gambiensis, Synodontis Günther [A.] 1864:214 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 5; ref. 1974] Gambia. Holotype (unique): BMNH 2005.9.9.1 (poor condition). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:315 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Synodontis schall (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Lévêque et al. 1989:120 [ref. 26480], Lévèque et al. 1991:144 [ref. 31367], Paugy in Lévêque et al. 1992:561 [ref. 21590], Musschoot & Lalèyè 2008:1326 [ref. 29749]). •Valid as Synodontis gambiensis Günther 1864 -- (Poll 1971:70 [ref. 7700], Gosse 1986:128 [ref. 6194], Burgess 1989:196 [ref. 12860], Willoughby 1994:28 [ref. 22047], Ferraris 2007:315 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Valid as Synodontis gambiensis Günther 1864. Mochokidae: Mochokinae. Distribution: Western Africa: Senegambia-Niger-Chad. Habitat: freshwater.

latifrons, Synodontis gambiensis Blache [J.] 1964:201, Fig. 112 [Mémoires de l'ORSTOM (Office de la Recherche Scientifique et Technique Outre-Mer) No. 4; ref. 7943] Lake Chad basin. Syntypes (?): MNHN 1959-0495 (2), 1959-0500 (5), 1959-0524 (8). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:315 [ref. 29155]. •Questionably a synonym of Synodontis gambiensis Günther 1864 -- (Gosse 1986:128 [ref. 6194]). •Possibly a valid species -- (Musschoot & Lalèyè 2008:1327 [ref. 29749]). •Synonym of Synodontis schall (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Lévèque et al. 1991:144 [ref. 31367]). •Synonym of Synodontis gambiensis Günther 1864 -- (Ferraris 2007:315 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Synodontis gambiensis Günther 1864. Mochokidae: Mochokinae. Habitat: freshwater.

maculosus, Synodontis Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1829:10, Pl. 3 (fig. 1) [Beschreibung und Abbildung mehrerer neuer Fische, im Nil entdeckt 1829; ref. 22233] Cairo, Egypt. Lectotype: SMF 653. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1850.7.29.15 (1?); SMF 5417-21 (5). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:321 [ref. 29155]. Lectotype selected by Poll 1971:50 [ref. 7700] •Synonym of Synodontis schall (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Poll 1971:48 [ref. 7700], Gosse 1986:145 [ref. 6194], Paugy in Lévêque et al. 1992:561 [ref. 21590], Ferraris 2007:321 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Synodontis schall (Bloch & Schneider 1801). 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.

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.

schall, Silurus Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] (ex Sonnini) 1801:385 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Assouan, Nile River, Egypt. Neotype: MNHN 1898-0131. Type catalog: Paepke 1999:99 [ref. 24282], Ferraris 2007:320 [ref. 29155]. Based on the 'schall' of Sonnini 1799:278, Pl. 21 (fig. 2) [ref. 18738]. Neotype designated by Musschoot & Lalèyè 2008:1319 [ref. 29749]; holotype ZMB 3110 is lost. •Valid as Synodontis schall (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Poll 1971:48 [ref. 7700], Gosse 1986:143 [ref. 6194], Burgess 1989:197 [ref. 12860], Lévêque et al. 1989:120 [ref. 26480], Paugy & Bénech 1989:303 [ref. 26478], Lévèque et al. 1991:144 [ref. 31367], Paugy in Lévêque et al. 1992:561 [ref. 21590], Willoughby 1994:27 [ref. 22047], Dankwa et al. 1999:38 [ref. 28023], De Vos 2001:49 [ref. 25362], Seegers et al. 2003:39 [ref. 28087] with author as Schneider, Ferraris 2007:320 [ref. 29155], Musschoot & Lalèyè 2008:1319 [ref. 29749], 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], Akoth et al. 2023:13 [ref. 40069]). Current status: Valid as Synodontis schall (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Mochokidae: Mochokinae. Distribution: Northern Africa: Nile basin and Lake Turkana. Habitat: freshwater.

smithii, Synodontis Günther [A.] 1896:222, Pl. 9 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1896 (pt 1) (art. 2) (for 4 Feb. 1896); ref. 14606] Lake Stephanie, East Africa. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1895.12.31.68. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:321 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Synodontis schall (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Poll 1971:48 [ref. 7700], Gosse 1986:145 [ref. 6194], Paugy in Lévêque et al. 1992:561 [ref. 21590], Ferraris 2007:321 [ref. 29155], Musschoot & Lalèyè 2008:1325 [ref. 29749]). Current status: Synonym of Synodontis schall (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Mochokidae: Mochokinae. Habitat: freshwater.