Talk:Synodontis dorsomaculatus

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Species' name

IUCN (2010) and FishBase both list this species as Synodontis dorsomaculatus. FishBase, in particular, lists S. dorsomaculata as a synonym and marks it as a "misspelling of the species' name that must not be used": Synonyms of Synodontis dorsomaculatus Poll 1971
FishBase itself uses Catalog of Fishes as its main source regarding nomenclature. This is the relevant entry there: Current status: Valid as Synodontis dorsomaculatus Poll 1971 (updated 19 May 2014) XenoVon (talk) 15:46, 7 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]