Cuckoo Squeaker
Synodontis multipunctatus
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Fish
Synodontis multipunctatus, also known as the cuckoo catfish, cuckoo squeaker, or multipunk, is a small catfish from Lake Tanganyika, one of the lakes in the Great Rift Valley system in Africa. It is a brood parasite upon mouthbrooding cichlids, the only known example among fishes. This species is a minor component of local commercial fisheries.
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Mochokidae
- Genus
- Synodontis