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Scientific Name	**Synodontis budgetti** Boulenger, 1911
Common Name	Budgett's Synodontis (Germany)
Type Locality	Lokoja, Upper Niger River, Nigeria.
Pronunciation	sin oh don tiss - bud jet eye
Etymology	According to Cuvier, Synodontis is an "ancient name for an undetermined fish from the Nile". It is not derived, as often reported, from syn-, together and odous, tooth, presumed etymology of the lizardfish genus Synodus and refers to the closely-spaced lower jaw teeth of both genera.
Species Information
Size	400mm or 15.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	All species in the genus Synodontis have a hardened head cap that has attached a process (humeral process) which is situated behind the gill opening and pointed towards the posterior. The dorsal fin and pectoral fins have a hardened first ray which is serrated. Caudal fin is always forked. There is one pair of maxillary barbels, sometimes having membranes and occasionally branched. The two pairs of mandibular barbels are often branched and can have nodes attached. The cone-shaped teeth in the upper jaw are short. S-shaped and movable in the lower jaw. These fish produce audible sounds when disturbed rubbing the base of the pectoral spine against the pectoral girdle. A nondescript but fairly common import.
Sexing	First lay the fish in your hand with its head toward your palm and the tail toward your fingers. Hold the dorsal spine between your middle and ring finger so the fish is belly up and you won't get stuck (Which by the way, hurts like crazy!). The genital pore is in a small furrow of tissue (in healthy fish) and will be obstructed by the pelvic fins. Pull down on the tail gently to arch the fishes spine and the pelvic fins will stand and the furrow open to display the genital pore and the anus of the fish. The male has a somewhat ridged genital papillae on which the spermatoduct is on the back side, facing the tail fin. A gravid female will also show an extended papillae but the oviduct is on the ventral side of the papillae (And may also show a little redness if really gravid). A thin or emaciated female will have just two pink pores, the oviduct and the anus.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Africa: Niger and Ouémé Rivers, Nokoue Lake. Also known from the Bénoué. African Waters, Nigeria Waters, Niger (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Ouémé (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Nokoue (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Nigeria Waters, Niger, Bénoué (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019.
pH	6.0 - 8.0
Temperature	24.0-28.0°C or 75.2-82.4°F (Show species within this range)
Other Parameters	A very hardy riverine species that ideally should be kept in neutral water.
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Sinking catfish pellets are taken, frozen foods such as bloodworm and brineshrimp are eagerly devoured, will also take algae wafers and most other commercially prepared foods. User data.
Furniture	A sandy substrate is best but a smooth rounded gravel will suffice. Prefers wood to stone. Must have its own hideaway in the form of a cave or pipe.
Compatibility	More suited to the larger community. As with many other catfish species it will eat what it can fit into its mouth so no small tetras.
Suggested Tankmates	Does well with larger barbs (such as tinfoil and lemon barbs). Will tolerate other catfish so long as they are no competition. A good fish for the larger cichlid aquarium.
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa v. 2, pp 403, Fig. 305.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2019 Oct 31 14:39 (species record created: 2001 Apr 21 00:00)