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Synodontis multipunctatus

Common Name:  Cuckoo Catfish

Description

The 'Cuckoo Catfish' native to Lake Tanganyika is known for laying its eggs among mouthbrooding cichlids which pick them up and incubate them along with their own eggs. As fry develop they typically devour the cichlid offspring.

Category:   Catfish

Global Region:   Africa

Distribution:   Lake Tanganyika

 

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Skindog1: Synodontis multipunctatus