vanderwaali, Synodontis Skelton [P. H.] & White [P. N.] 1990:284, Figs. 5 (a-b) [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 1 (no. 3); ref. 13608] Okavango River, Namibia. Holotype: AMG P5796.6. Paratypes: AMG P5796.11 (1); SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 18734 (1), 22237 (3), 25521 (3). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:322 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Synodontis vanderwaali Skelton & White 1990 -- (Skelton 1993:256 [ref. 24071], Burgess & Finley 1996:165 [ref. 22901], Skelton 2001:256 [ref. 27406], Ferraris 2007:322 [ref. 29155], Marshall 2011:187 [ref. 31755], Bruton et al. 2018:80 [ref. 36373], Skelton 2019:235 [ref. 36564]). Current status: Valid as Synodontis vanderwaali Skelton & White 1990. Mochokidae: Mochokinae. Distribution: Southern Africa: Cunene, Okavango and upper Zambezi basins. Habitat: freshwater.