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Synodontis
Cuvier, 1816
Pseudosynodontis
Bleeker, 1862; (synonym)
Brachysynodontis
Bleeker, 1862; (synonym)
Hemisynodontis
Bleeker, 1862; (synonym)
Leiosynodontis
Bleeker, 1862; (synonym)
Synodontis acanthomias
Boulenger, 1899
Synodontis pfefferi
Steindachner, 1912; (synonym)
Synodontis afrofischeri
Hilgendorf, 1888
Synodontis afro-fischeri
Hilgendorf, 1888; (misspelling)
Synodontis alberti
Schilthuis, 1891
Synodontis albolineatus
Pellegrin, 1924
Synodontis angelicus
Schilthuis, 1891
Synodontis angelica
Schilthuis, 1891; (misspelling)
Synodontis tholloni
Boulenger, 1901; (synonym)
Synodontis angelicus
var.
zonatus
Poll, 1933; (synonym)
Synodontis werneri
Boeseman, 1957; (synonym)
Synodontis annectens
Boulenger, 1911
Synodontis ansorgii
Boulenger, 1911
Synodontis arnoulti
Roman, 1966
Synodontis aterrimus
Poll & Roberts, 1968
Synodontis bastiani
Daget, 1948
Synodontis eburneensis
Daget, 1965; (synonym)
Synodontis dageti
Poll & Roman, 1967; (synonym)
Synodontis eberneensis
Burgess, 1989; (misspelling)
Synodontis batensoda
(Poll, 1971)
Brachysynodontis batensoda
Poll, 1971
Synodontis batensoda
Rėppell, 1832; (valid as)
Brachysynodontis batensoda
Bleeker, 1862; (valid as)
Synodontis melanogaster
Ehrenberg, 1868; (synonym)
Brachysynodontis batensoda
Poll, 1971; (valid as)
Synodontis batensoda
Willoughby, 1994; (valid as)
Synodontis batesii
Boulenger, 1907
Synodontis brichardi
Poll, 1959
Synodontis budgetti
Boulenger, 1911
Synodontis camelopardalis
Poll, 1971
Synodontis caudalis
Boulenger, 1899
Synodontis caudovittatus
Boulenger, 1901
Synodontis centralis
Poll, 1971
Synodontis clarias
Cuvier, 1816
Silurus clarias
Linnaeus, 1758; (valid as)
Silurus callarias
Bloch & Schneider, 1801; (synonym)
Silurus callarias
Bloch & Schneider, 1801; (unneeded replacement)
Pimelodus synodontis
Geoffroy St. Hilaire, 1808-09; (synonym)
Synodontis macrodon
Geoffroy St. Hilaire, 1827; (synonym)
Synodontis clarias
Ruppell, 1829
Pseudariodes clarias
Bleeker, 1862; (valid as)
Synodontis clarias
Poll, 1971
Synodontis comoensis
Daget & LŠvĒque, 1981
Synodontis camoensis
Burgess, 1989; (misspelling)
Synodontis congicus
Poll, 1971
Synodontis contractus
Vinciguerra, 1928
Synodontis davidi
Axelrod, 1970; (synonym)
Synodontis cuangoanus
Poll, 1971
Synodontis decorus
Boulenger, 1899
Synodontis vittatus
Boulenger, 1920; (synonym)
Synodontis dekimpei
Paugy, 1987
Synodontis depauwi
Boulenger, 1899
Synodontis dhonti
Boulenger, 1917
Synodontis irsacae
Matthes, 1959; (synonym)
Synodontis dorsomaculatus
Poll, 1971
Synodontis eupterus
Boulenger, 1901
Synodontis macrepipterus
Pellegrin, 1922; (synonym)
Synodontis filamentosus
Boulenger, 1901
Synodontis augierasi
Pellegrin, 1929; (synonym)
Synodontis flavitaeniatus
Boulenger, 1919
Synodontis frontosus
Vaillant, 1895
Synodontis citernii
Vinciguerra, 1898; (synonym)
Synodontis fuelleborni
Hilgendorf & Pappenheim, 1903
Synodontis geledensis
Gėnther, 1896
Synodontis granulosus
Boulenger, 1900
Synodontis greshoffi
Schilthuis, 1891
Synodontis holopercnus
Boulenger, 1920; (synonym)
Synodontis pantherinus
Boulenger, 1920; (synonym)
Synodontis guttatus
Gėnther, 1865
Synodontis gobroni
Daget, 1954; (synonym)
Synodontis gabroni
Burgess, 1989; (synonym)
Synodontis haugi
Pellegrin, 1906
Synodontis iturii
Poll, 1971
Synodontis melanostictus
var.
iturii
Steindachner, 1911; (valid as)
Synodontis ituriensis
Boulenger, 1920; (synonym)
Synodontis katangae
Poll, 1971
Synodontis khartoumensis
Gideiri, 1967
Synodontis koensis
Pellegrin, 1933
Synodontis lacustricolus
Poll, 1953
Synodontis laessoei
Norman, 1923
Synodontis leopardinus
Pellegrin, 1914
Synodontis jallae
Gilchrist & Thompson, 1917; (synonym)
Synodontis leopardus
Pfeffer, 1894
Synodontis leopardus
Pfeffer, 1896
Synodontis levequei
Paugy, 1987
Synodontis longirostris
Boulenger, 1902
Synodontis ovidius
Lænnberg & Rendahl, 1920; (synonym)
Synodontis longispinis
Pellegrin, 1930
Synodontis batesi
var.
longispinis
Pellegrin, 1930; (valid as)
Synodontis longispinis
Poll, 1971
Synodontis lufirae
Poll, 1971
Synodontis macrophthalmus
Poll, 1971
Synodontis macrops
Greenwood, 1963
Synodontis macrostigma
Boulenger, 1911
Synodontis macrostoma
Skelton & White, 1990
Synodontis maculipinna
Norman, 1922
Synodontis marmoratus
Lænnberg, 1895
?S. m. truncatus
Holly, 1927
Synodontis matthesi
Poll, 1971
Synodontis melanopterus
Boulenger, 1903
Synodontis membranaceus
(Poll, 1971)
Hemisynodontis membranaceus
Poll, 1971
Pimelodus membranaceus
Geoffroy St. Hilaire, 1808-09; (valid as)
Hemisynodontis membranacea
Bleeker, 1862; (valid as)
Synodontis guentheri
Vaillant, 1893; (synonym)
Hemisynodontis membranaceus
Poll, 1971; (valid as)
Synodontis membranaceus
Willoughby, 1994; (valid as)
Synodontis multimaculatus
Boulenger, 1902
Synodontis multipunctatus
Boulenger, 1898
Synodontis nebulosus
Peters, 1852
Synodontis nigrita
Valenciennes, 1840
Synodontis ornatus
Pappenheim & Boulenger, 1914; (synonym)
Synodontis fascipinna
Nichols & La Monte, 1953; (synonym)
Synodontis nigriventris
David, 1936
Synodontis nigromaculatus
Boulenger, 1905
Synodontis melanostictus
Boulenger, 1906; (synonym)
Synodontis colyeri
Boulenger, 1923; (synonym)
Synodontis njassae
Keilhack, 1908
Synodontis notatus
Vaillant, 1893
Synodontis maculatus
Vaillant, 1892; (synonym)
Synodontis notatus
var.
binotata
Pellegrin, 1926; (synonym)
Synodontis notatus
var.
ocellatus
Poll, 1938; (synonym)
Synodontis nummifer
Boulenger, 1899
Synodontis obesus
Boulenger, 1898
Synodontis loppei
Pellegrin, 1927; (synonym)
Synodontis hollyi
Pellegrin, 1929; (synonym)
Synodontis ocellifer
Boulenger, 1900
Synodontis omias
Gėnther, 1864
Synodontis ornatipinnis
Boulenger, 1899
Synodontis ornatissimus
Gosse, 1982
Synodontis ornatus
Boulenger, 1920; (1 homonym)
Synodontis ornatissimus
Gosse, 1982; (replacement)
Synodontis pardalis
Boulenger, 1908
Synodontis petricola
Matthes, 1959
Synodontis pleurops
Boulenger, 1897
Synodontis polli
Gosse, 1982
Synodontis eurystomus
Matthes, 1959; (1 homonym)
Synodontis polli
Gosse, 1982; (replacement)
Synodontis polyodon
Vaillant, 1895
Synodontis polystigma
Boulenger, 1915
Synodontis pulcher
Poll, 1971
Synodontis punctifer
Daget, 1965
Synodontis punctulatus
Gėnther, 1889
Synodontis rebeli
Holly, 1926
Synodontis resupinatus
Boulenger, 1904
Synodontis ricardoae
Seegers, 1996
Synodontis robertsi
Poll, 1974
Synodontis ruandae
Matthes, 1959
Synodontis rufigiensis
Bailey, 1968
Synodontis rukwaensis
Hilgendorf & Pappenheim, 1903
Synodontis schall
Hyrtl, 1859
Silurus schall
Bloch & Schneider, 1801; (valid as)
Pimelodus clarias
Geoffroy St. Hilaire, 1808-09; (synonym)
Pimelodus clarias
Geoffroy St. Hilaire, 1808-09; (unavailable, no features)
Synodontis maculosus
Rėppell, 1829; (synonym)
Synodontis arabi
Valenciennes, 1840; (synonym)
Leiosynodontis maculosa
Bleeker, 1862; (synonym)
Synodontis gambiensis
Gėnther, 1864; (synonym)
Synodontis robbianus
Smith, 1875; (synonym)
Synodontis smithii
Gėnther, 1896; (synonym)
Pimelodus clarias coprophagus
Schultz, 1944; (synonym)
Synodontis gambiensis latifrons
Blache, 1964; (synonym)
Synodontis schall
Poll, 1971
Synodontis schall coprophagus
Burgess, 1989
Synodontis schoutedeni
David, 1936
Synodontis serpentis
Whitehead, 1962
Synodontis serratus
Rėppell, 1829
Synodontis humeratus
Valenciennes, 1840; (synonym)
Pseudosynodontis serrata
Bleeker, 1862; (valid as)
Synodontis smithi
Boulenger, 1902
Synodontis smiti
Boulenger, 1902; (misspelling)
Synodontis tenuis
Nichols & Griscom, 1917; (synonym)
Synodontis soloni
Boulenger, 1899
Synodontis sorex
Gėnther, 1864
Synodontis steindachneri
Boulenger, 1913
Synodontis tanganyicae
De Vos & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1998
Synodontis serratus tanganyicae
Borodin, 1936; (valid as)
Synodontis tessmanni
Pappenheim, 1911
Synodontis hollyi ntemensis
Pellegrin, 1929; (synonym)
Synodontis thamalakanensis
Fowler, 1935
Synodontis thysi
Poll, 1971
Synodontis tourei
Daget, 1962
Synodontis unicolor
Boulenger, 1915
Synodontis vaillanti
Synodontis vaillanti
Boulenger, 1897; (valid, uncertain)
Synodontis vanderwaali
Skelton & White, 1990
Synodontis velifer
Norman, 1935
Synodontis vermiculatus
Daget, 1954
Synodontis victoriae
Boulenger, 1906
Synodontis violaceus
Pellegrin, 1919
Synodontis voltae
Roman, 1975
Synodontis wamiensis
Lohberger, 1930
Synodontis waterloti
Daget, 1962
Synodontis woosnami
Boulenger, 1911
Synodontis xiphias
Gėnther, 1864
Synodontis labeo
Gėnther, 1865; (synonym)
Synodontis courteti
Pellegrin, 1906; (synonym)
Synodontis thomasi
Chabanaud, 1934; (synonym)
Synodontis zambesiensis
Peters, 1852
Synodontis zambesensis
Peters, 1864; (synonym, objective)
Synodontis zambezensis rukwaensis
Hilgendorf & Pappenheim, 1903; (synonym)
Synodontis zambesensis
Poll, 1971; (misspelling)
Synodontis zanzibaricus
Peters, 1868
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Igor Sheremetyev
; This is a conversion from a database dump, and there are probably many odd things as result of automatic conversion.