| Cuckoo catfish | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Mochokidae |
| Genus: | Synodontis |
| Species: | S. multipunctatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Synodontis multipunctatus Boulenger, 1898
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Synodontis multipunctatus, also known as the cuckoo catfish, cuckoo squeaker, or multipunk, is a small catfish from Lake Tanganyika, one of the lakes in the Great Rift Valley system in Africa. It is a brood parasite upon mouthbrooding cichlids. This species grows to a length of 27.5 centimetres (10.8 in) TL. This species is a minor component of local commercial fisheries.[2]
- ^ Ntakimazi, G. (2006). "Synodontis multipunctatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60815A12411850. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60815A12411850.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Synodontis multipunctatus". FishBase. May 2014 version.