Author: Rüppell, 1832
FBname: Upsidedown catfish
Remark: Reassigned to <i>Synodontis</i> based on a phylogenetic study (Ref. 79014).  This species is placed in the genus <i>Brachysynodontis</i> in Eschmeyer (CofF ver. Mar. 2011: Ref. 86697).
Comments: Omnivore, feeds on plankton, algae and detritus (Ref. 13868).  May also feed on surface insects, chironomid larvae, benthic crustaceans and mollusks (Ref. 28714).  Oviparous (Ref. 205). Maximum size reported as 50.0cm total length in Ref. 3799, but only 26.5cm total length in Ref. 57223.