Synodontis membranaceus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Mochokidae |
Genus: | Synodontis |
Species: | S. membranaceus
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Binomial name | |
Synodontis membranaceus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809)
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Synodontis membranaceus, known as the moustache catfish,[2] is a species of upside-down catfish that is native to northern Africa.[3] It was first described by French naturalist Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire in 1809 as Pimelodus membranaceus, from specimens obtained in the Nile River.[2] The species name membranaceus refers to membranes present on the barbels of the fish.[4]
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