pleurops, Synodontis Boulenger [G. A.] 1897:423 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6) v. 20 (no. 119) (art. 50); ref. 14629] Stanley [Boyoma] Falls, upper Congo River, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1897.9.30.13. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:319 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Synodontis pleurops Boulenger 1897 -- (Poll 1971:266 [ref. 7700], Gosse 1986:141 [ref. 6194], Burgess 1989:196 [ref. 12860], Ferraris 2007:319 [ref. 29155], Wright & Page 2008:297 [ref. 29628], Kiselkewa et al. 2020:[9] 708 [ref. 38315], Munene et al. 2021:24 [ref. 39283], Stiassny et al. 2021:1687 [ref. 39000]). Current status: Valid as Synodontis pleurops Boulenger 1897. Mochokidae: Mochokinae. Distribution: Central Africa: Congo River basin (Democratic Republic of Congo). Habitat: freshwater.