Blotched upsidedown catfish
Synodontis nigriventris
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The upside-down catfish from the Congo basin swims belly-up, which is why its belly is darker than its back. Young fish only start swimming upside down at about two months. Nocturnal, it eats insects, crustaceans and plants. Small, it reaches about 10 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Synodontis nigriventris
- Family
- Mochokidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Mochokidae
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Synonyms
- Synodontis depauwi, Synodontis greshoffi, Synodontis nigroventris, Synodontis obesus, Synodontis ornatipinnis
Origin
- Native region
- África
Water
- Temperature
- 24–28 °C
- pH
- 6–7.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 5–20 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 10 cm
Behavior
- Social life
- School
- Minimum group
- 3
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Carnivore
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Substrate or cave spawner
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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