Photograph of Synodontis robertsi by Kevin Webb


n our ‘hobby’ Synodontis robertsi is usually sold under its scientific name as opposed to the common names of Robert’s Synodontis and Large blotch Synodontis. In the wild this fish hails from Central Congo, Lukeria and the Egobe river system.

Synodontis robertsi is a member of the Mochokidae family. The Mochokidae lack the protection of body scutes (which you will know through Corydoras) so nature compensated by the provision of a continuous bony shield that runs from behind the eye to the dorsal fin spine that deflects all but the hardest blows from the teeth and bills of aquatic living mammals and fishing birds respectively. …


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