WoRMS taxon details
Synodontis schall (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
581717 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:581717)
accepted
Species
Hemisynodontis schall (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) · unaccepted
Leiosynodontis maculosus (Rüppell, 1829) · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Silurus schall Bloch & Schneider, 1801 · unaccepted
Synodontis arabi Valenciennes, 1840 · unaccepted (synonym)
Synodontis gambiensis Günther, 1864 · unaccepted (synonym)
Synodontis gambiensis gambiensis Günther, 1864 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Synodontis gambiensis latifrons Blache, 1964 · unaccepted
Synodontis maculosus Rüppell, 1829 · unaccepted (synonym)
Synodontis smithii Günther, 1896 · unaccepted (synonym)
(of Silurus schall Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Bloch, M.E.; Schneider, J.G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. <em>Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum.</em> Pp i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=471
page(s): 385 [details]
page(s): 385 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Synodontis schall (Bloch & Schneider, 1801). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=581717 on 2026-07-10
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Synodontis gambiensis Günther, 1864) Günther, A. (1864). Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Physostomi, containing the families Siluridae, Characinidae, Haplochitonidae, Sternoptychidae, Scopelidae, Stomiatidae in the collection of the British Museum. v. 5: i-xxii + 1-455. [details]
original description (of Synodontis arabi Valenciennes, 1840) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1840). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome quinzième. Suite du livre dix-septième. Siluroïdes. v. 15: i-xxxi + 1-540, Pls. 421-455. [Valenciennes authored volume. i-xxiv + 1-397 in Strasbourg edition.]. [details]
original description (of Synodontis maculosus Rüppell, 1829) Rüppell, W. P. E. S. (1829-35). Beschreibung und Abbildung mehrerer neuer Fische, im Nil entdeckt. <em>Brönner, Frankfurt am Main.</em> 1829: 1-12, Pls. 1-3. [details]
original description (of Silurus schall Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Bloch, M.E.; Schneider, J.G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. <em>Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum.</em> Pp i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=471
page(s): 385 [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
original description (of Synodontis arabi Valenciennes, 1840) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1840). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome quinzième. Suite du livre dix-septième. Siluroïdes. v. 15: i-xxxi + 1-540, Pls. 421-455. [Valenciennes authored volume. i-xxiv + 1-397 in Strasbourg edition.]. [details]
original description (of Synodontis maculosus Rüppell, 1829) Rüppell, W. P. E. S. (1829-35). Beschreibung und Abbildung mehrerer neuer Fische, im Nil entdeckt. <em>Brönner, Frankfurt am Main.</em> 1829: 1-12, Pls. 1-3. [details]
original description (of Silurus schall Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Bloch, M.E.; Schneider, J.G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. <em>Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum.</em> Pp i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=471
page(s): 385 [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (129 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Synodontis gambiensis Günther, 1864)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (49 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Synodontis gambiensis) (from synonym Synodontis gambiensis Günther, 1864)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Synodontis schall)
To FishBase (from synonym Synodontis arabi Valenciennes, 1840)
To FishBase (from synonym Synodontis maculosus Rüppell, 1829)
To Fishbase (from synonym Synodontis gambiensis latifrons Blache, 1964)
To Fishbase (from synonym Silurus schall Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Synodontis smithii Günther, 1896)
To Fishbase (from synonym Hemisynodontis schall (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To FishSounds
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Synodontis gambiensis Günther, 1864)
To GenBank (273 nucleotides; 258 proteins)
To GenBank (273 nucleotides; 258 proteins) (from synonym Hemisynodontis schall (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To GenBank (273 nucleotides; 258 proteins) (from synonym Silurus schall Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NHMUK collection (Synodontis gambiensis Günther, 1864; HOLOTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3134628) (from synonym Synodontis gambiensis Günther, 1864)
To NHMUK collection (Synodontis smithii Günther, 1896; HOLOTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3119507) (from synonym Synodontis smithii Günther, 1896)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Synodontis gambiensis Günther, 1864)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (49 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Synodontis gambiensis) (from synonym Synodontis gambiensis Günther, 1864)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Synodontis schall)
To FishBase (from synonym Synodontis arabi Valenciennes, 1840)
To FishBase (from synonym Synodontis maculosus Rüppell, 1829)
To Fishbase (from synonym Synodontis gambiensis latifrons Blache, 1964)
To Fishbase (from synonym Silurus schall Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Synodontis smithii Günther, 1896)
To Fishbase (from synonym Hemisynodontis schall (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To FishSounds
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Synodontis gambiensis Günther, 1864)
To GenBank (273 nucleotides; 258 proteins)
To GenBank (273 nucleotides; 258 proteins) (from synonym Hemisynodontis schall (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To GenBank (273 nucleotides; 258 proteins) (from synonym Silurus schall Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NHMUK collection (Synodontis gambiensis Günther, 1864; HOLOTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3134628) (from synonym Synodontis gambiensis Günther, 1864)
To NHMUK collection (Synodontis smithii Günther, 1896; HOLOTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3119507) (from synonym Synodontis smithii Günther, 1896)
To ITIS
