Synodontis zanzibaricus Peters, 1868
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 zanzibaricus Peters, 1868
- Name authority
- Peters, 1868
- 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 zanzibaricus Peters, 1868
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 zanzibarica Peters, 1868 Peters, 1868 | 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.
- Peters, W. (C. H.). (1868). Ueber eine von dem Baron Carl von der Decken entdeckte neue Gattung von Welsen, Chiloglanis Deckenii, und einige andere Süsswasserfische aus Ostafrika. Monatsberichte Der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie Der Wissenschaften Zu Berlin 1868, : 598–602, Pl. 2. 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:53XTL. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.