Talk:Synodontis nigromaculatus

Species' name
IUCN (2010) and FishBase both list this species as Synodontis nigromaculatus. FishBase, in particular, lists S. nigromaculata as a synonym and marks it as a "misspelling of the species' name that must not be used": Synonyms of Synodontis nigromaculatus Boulenger, 1905 FishBase itself uses Catalog of Fishes as its main source regarding nomenclature. This is the relevant entry there: Current status: Valid as Synodontis nigromaculatus Boulenger, 1905 (updated 19 May 2014) XenoVon (talk) 12:28, 9 June 2014 (UTC)