If your synodontis seems to have the characteristics of more than one species, there is a fairly decent chance that it is a hybrid. I feel the same way when I'm trying to identify synodontis catfish. A striking catfish, the origins of this particular fish are unknown. The Featherfin Squeaker is a great choice as a durable and attractive bottom scavenger. my LFS has a fish about 6" that looks to be a featherfin catfish.they are asking $10 for it and I am tempted to buy it but I was wondering about their true maximum size (or expected maximum size to reach in a 250g?)? I don't believe they get that big, and if they do they're super slow growers. There are 10 genera and about 188 species of mochokids here I will just deal with the most popular genera, the Synodontis catfish. If you really want to know, this article from Planet Catfish is an excellent in-depth guide to identifying hybrid synodontis. Synodontis "valentiana" is suspected of being a hybrid between S. decorus and S. multipunctatus, however, these fish were imported from Zaire, making us wonder if it is indeed a hybrid, or if it is naturally occuring, or if it was simply misidentified by the exporter, and represents some regional variety of S. decorus. They are also referred to as the Lace Cat or Synodontis Lace Catfish, though this name is more often applied to its very similar cousin the Lace Synodontis Synodontis nigrita. I had some lace catfish. There is a paper by Pappenheim & Boulenger(1914) using Synodontis ornatus which shows a drawing of a fish that very much looks like a Synodontis nigrita, the fish shown in this paper is now considered a synonym of S. nigrita. There are records of it being … Sexing [edit | edit source] Cannot be visually sexed but can be sexed with physical handling, not recommended unless experienced, see the Planet Catfish link below. A second paper by Boulenger (1920) using Synodontis ornatus shows a drawing of a fish that looks like the images that are shown for Synodontis ornatissima which this second … Lace Catfish, Lace Synodontis Additional scientific names Hemisynodontis nigrita, Synodontis fascipinna, Synodontis leopardinus, Synodontis negrita, Synodontis ornatus, Synodontis schall. They're really amusing to watch, and they typically feel safe exploring, even around my cichlids. Their native ranges are the rivers and lakes of Africa south of the Sahara desert. They are robust in build with prevalent dorsal and pectoral fins as well as large adipose fins (between the dorsal and the tail). They are Becoming more popular as availability increases, the Synodontis are an interesting addition to any aquaria. There are over 120 identified species, ranging in size from just a couple of inches to over a foot in length. Synodontis Cats originate from the continent of Africa from the sub-Saharan rivers and rift lakes.