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Synodontis petricola

Fish

Synodontis petricola, sometimes called the pygmy leopard catfish, is a species of upside-down catfish endemic to Lake Tanganyika, found in the parts of the lake bordering Burundi, Zambia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Tanzania. It was first described in 1959 by the Belgian ichthyologist Hubert Matthes. Its species name, petricola, combines the Latin petra, meaning stone or rock, with cola, meaning inhabitant, referring to the rocky habitat where the species is found. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Omnivore 1
System (Realm)
Freshwater 1
Relationship to People
Kept as Pets 2
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Synodontis petricola 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Siluriformes, Taxa
Source Synodontis petricola (Wikidata)

In Biome

Lake, Biomes
Source Synodontis petricola (Wikipedia)

In Ecosystem

Lake Tanganyika, Ecosystems
Source Synodontis petricola (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Burundi

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Tanzania

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Zambia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Synodontis petricola (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    Synodontis petricola, sometimes known as the pygmy leopard catfish, is a species of upside-down catfish endemic to Burundi, Zambia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Tanzania where it is only known from Lake Tanganyika.
  • Article text
    Adults are generalists, feeding on algae scraped from rocks as well as small invertebrates; a 2026 study found that their dietary proportion, in descending order, consists of sponges, algae, plant detritus, and small aquatic arthropods such as crustaceans.
  • Infobox: status
    LC
  • In Biome: Lake, lead paragraph (habitat biome), EntityId 402044, target B287453
    Synodontis petricola, sometimes known as the pygmy leopard catfish, is a species of upside-down catfish endemic to Burundi, Zambia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Tanzania where it is only known from Lake Tan
  • In Ecosystem: Lake Tanganyika, article text (ecosystem), EntityId 402044, target E303050
    Synodontis petricola, sometimes known as the pygmy leopard catfish, is a species of upside-down catfish endemic to Burundi, Zambia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Tanzania where it is only known from Lake Tanganyika.
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2. FishBase: Synodontis petricola (FishBase)
FishBaseHuman uses
Quote, Human uses
Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial
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3. Synodontis petricola (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q140281 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Siluriformes, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Siluriformes
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 119
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 119
"cites_listing":"I/II/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Actinopteri","order":"Siluriformes","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"鲇形目","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Mochokidae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 457
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 457
"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
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