batensoda, Synodontis Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1832:6, Pl. 3 (fig. 2) [Fortsetzung der Beschreibung und Abbildung meherer neuer Fische; ref. 18643] Nile River, Egypt. Holotype (unique): SMF 2636 (dry). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:304 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Brachysynodontis batensoda (Rüppell 1832) -- (Poll 1971:38 [ref. 7700], Gosse 1986:106 [ref. 6194], Burgess 1989:195 [ref. 12860], Paugy in Lévêque et al. 1992:528 [ref. 21590], Poll & Gosse 1995:201 [ref. 24781], Grant 2004:13 [ref. 28594], Ferraris 2007:304 [ref. 29155]). •Valid as Synodontis batensoda Rüppell 1832 -- (Willoughby 1994:26 [ref. 22047], Neumann et al. 2016:306 [ref. 35036]). Current status: Valid as Synodontis batensoda Rüppell 1832. Mochokidae: Mochokinae. Distribution: Northern and central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.