Synodontis Angelicus
Synodontis catfish make up the family of catfish known as mochokidae.
Synodontis angelicus. Angelicus is very long lived and can survive for over 20 years if maintained correctly. Synodontis angelicus is a species of upside down catfish commonly named polkadot squeaker black clown catfish whitespotted squeaker pearl squeaker or angel squeaker. They are still relatively expensive though prices have dropped considerably.
Angelicus was much sought after when first imported and commanded a correspondingly large price. For a long while it was known in the trade as s. Synonym s synodontis angelica synodontis angelicus zonatus synodontis tholloni synodontis werneri.
This particular species synodontis angelicus otherwise known as polka dot or angel cat is a truly amazing catfish that is very distinct from any other catfish species. This catfish hails from zaire cameroons the congo basin malebo pool and mousembe areas of africa. It is in the naked catfish group and may also.
Synodontis angelicus catfish synodontis angelicus the synodontis angelicus catfish synodontis angelicus is a species of upside down catfish that tropical fish keeping enthusiasts also refer to as the angel catfish angelicus cat black clown catfish polka dot african catfish or angel squeaker. 1 2 this species is native to the congo basin of cameroon the democratic republic of the congo and the republic of the congo. Polka dot syno angel squeaker englemalle perlhuhnwels polkadot squeaker.
Congo river basin taxonomic troubles. Kinshasa stanley pool upper congo river near brazzaville democratic republic of congo. Synodontis angelicus schilthuis 1891.
Angelicus but the gender of the generic name has been declared feminine so the name goes back to the original.