length of known specimens is with a total length of . Generally, females in the genus Synodontis tend to be slightly larger than males of the same age. Habitat and behavior In the wild, the species is endemic to Lake Tanganyika, which has an observed temperature range of , an approximate pH of 8.5 – 9, and dH range of 4–15. The fish inhabits littoral to benthic zones over shell, sand, and mud bottoms, and has been found at depths of up to . The reproductive habits of most of the species of Synodontis are not known, beyond some instances of obtaining egg counts from gravid females. Spawning likely occurs during the flooding season between July and October, and pairs swim in unison during spawning. The diet consists of gastropods, lamellibranchs, insect larvae, ostracods, and shrimp. The growth rate is rapid in the first year, then slows down as the fish age. References External links tanganyicae Freshwater fish of Africa Fish of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Fish of Tanzania Fish of Zambia Taxa named by Nikolai Andreyevich Borodin Fish described in 1936