Bugeye squeaker
Synodontis contractus
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An upside-down catfish from the Congo basin that usually swims belly-up. It reaches about 10 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Synodontis contractus
- Family
- Mochokidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Mochokidae
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Synonyms
- Synodontis contracta, Synodontis davidi
Origin
- Native region
- África
Water
- Temperature
- 22–25 °C
- pH
- 6.2–7.2
- General hardness (GH)
- 4–15 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 9.7 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Herbivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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