Synodontis nigromaculatus Boulenger, 1905
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Synodontis nigromaculatus Boulenger, 1905
- Name authority
- Boulenger, 1905
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Mochokidae
- Genus
- Synodontis
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderSiluriformes
- familyMochokidae Regan, 1912
- subfamilyMochokinae Regan, 1912
- genusSynodontis Cuvier, 1816
- speciesSynodontis nigromaculatus Boulenger, 1905
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Synodontis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Synodontis acanthomias Boulenger, 1899 | MochokidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Synodontis afrofischeri Hilgendorf, 1888 | MochokidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Synodontis albolineatus Pellegrin, 1924 | MochokidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Synodontis angelicus Schilthuis, 1891 | MochokidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Synodontis annectens Boulenger, 1911 | MochokidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Synodontis ansorgii Boulenger, 1911 | MochokidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Synodontis arnoulti Roman, 1966 | MochokidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Synodontis aterrimus Poll & Roberts, 1968 | MochokidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Synodontis batensoda Rüppell, 1832 | MochokidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Synodontis batesii Boulenger, 1907 | MochokidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Synodontis brichardi Poll, 1959 | MochokidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Synodontis camelopardalis Poll, 1971 | MochokidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Synodontis colyeri Boulenger, 1923 Boulenger, 1923 | synonym |
| Synodontis nigromaculata Boulenger, 1905 Boulenger, 1905 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Boulenger, G. A. (1905). On a collection of fishes from Lake Bangwelo. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7), v. 16 (no. 96) (art. 72): 642–647. https://doi.org/10.1080/03745480509443309 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:53XQ7. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.