synodontis, Pimelodus Geoffroy St. Hilaire [E.] 1809:[308], Pl. 12 (figs. 5-6) [Poissons du Nil v. 1 (part 1); ref. 4182] Nile River. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-4194. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:313 [ref. 29155]. Original spelling in text is synodontes, synodontis in plate caption published in 1809. Publication date of text uncertain. possibly 1817 or 1818. Name possibly changed to avoid tautonomy. The page number is from a different edition. •Synonym of Synodontis clarias (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Poll 1971:44 [ref. 7700], Paugy & Roberts in Lévêque et al. 1992:533 [ref. 21590] as synodontes, Ferraris 2007:313 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Synodontis clarias (Linnaeus 1758). Mochokidae: Mochokinae. Habitat: freshwater.