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Savannah cat bengal catfish
The savannah catfish (Synodontis schall) is a species of catfish of the family Ariidae. It can be found in most parts of the upper-middle reaches of the Niger River and its major tributaries in Burkina Faso, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, Upper Volta, and Upper Zakamam, and most of the countries in southern Chad. It is also found in the Benue River, Kafun River and in the Kafun Dam, in the Lake Chad basin.
This catfish can reach a length of and a weight of.
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Category:Synodontis
Category:Freshwater fish of West Africa
Category:Freshwater fish of Africa
Category:Fish of Cameroon
Category:Taxa named by William James Kitchell
Category:Taxa named by Victor G. Springer
Category:Fish described in 1963
Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot