J. P. Friel & J. P. Sullivan, 2008
Synodontis woleuensis (Siluriformes: Mochokidae), a new species of catfish from Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, AfricaAbstract
Synodontis woleuensis, a new species of mochokid catfish, is described from the Woleu/Mbini/Uoro and Ntem basins of Gabon and Equatorial Guinea. This relatively small species (<70 mm SL) is among the few Synodontis species with well-developed serrations along the anterior margin of the dorsal spine. It can further be distinguished from all congeners by a distinctive pigmentation pattern consisting of a dark background with numerous, small and irregular light spots, a pair of light spots anterior and posterior to the adipose fin, and a narrow, depigmented, curved band along the anterior margin of the caudal fin.
John P. Friel and John P. Sullivan
Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Volume 157, Issue 1, pp. 3–12