Synodontis clarias | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Mochokidae |
Genus: | Synodontis |
Species: | S. clarias
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Binomial name | |
Synodontis clarias (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Synodontis clarias, known as the red tailed synodontis,[2] or the mandi,[3] is a species of upside-down catfish that occurs widely in the waters of northern Africa.[3] It was first described by Swedish zoologist Carl Linnaeus in 1758 as Silurus clarias. The original specimens were obtained in Egypt, near Cairo.[4] The meaning of the species name clarias is not certain, but may possibly have been used to mean "bright" or "clear".[5]
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