smiti, Synodontis Boulenger [G. A.] 1902:45, Pl. 12 (fig. 3) [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoologie) v. 2 (fasc. 2); ref. 562] Ubangi River at Banzyville, Democratic Republic of Congo, about 4°18'N, 21°11'E. Lectotype: MRAC 1266. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1901.12.26.44 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:321 [ref. 29155]. Lectotype selected in Poll 1971:316 [ref. 7700]. •Valid as Synodontis smiti Boulenger 1902 -- (Poll 1971:316 [ref. 7700], Gosse 1986:146 [ref. 6194], Burgess 1989:197 [ref. 12860], Ferraris 2007:321 [ref. 29155], Kiselkewa et al. 2020:[9] 708 [ref. 38315], Munene et al. 2021:24 [ref. 39283]). Current status: Valid as Synodontis smiti Boulenger 1902. Mochokidae: Mochokinae. Distribution: Central Africa: Congo River basin (Democratic Republic of Congo). Habitat: freshwater.