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.