voltae, Synodontis Roman [B.] 1975:45, Fig. [Notes et documents voltaïques: bulletin trimestriel d'information scientifique, Centre Voltaïque de la Recherche Scientifique. v. 8 (no. 2); ref. 7280] Bougouriba River, Upper Volta. Holotype: MHV V5641. Paratypes: MHV V5642 (1), MHV V5643-5653 (11). Additional material: MRAC 76-53-P-1 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:323 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Synodontis sorex (Günther 1864) -- (Lévèque et al. 1991:144 [ref. 31367]). •Valid as Synodontis voltae Roman 1975 -- (Gosse 1986:150 [ref. 6194], Burgess 1989:197 [ref. 12860], Ferraris 2007:323 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Valid as Synodontis voltae Roman 1975. Mochokidae: Mochokinae. Distribution: Western Africa: upper Volta River basin, Volta ecoregion endemic. Habitat: freshwater.