Synodontis dekimpei

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Synodontis dekimpei
Conservation status

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Mochokidae
Genus: Synodontis
Species: S. dekimpei
Binomial name
Synodontis dekimpei
Paugy, 1987

Synodontis dekimpei is a species of upside-down catfish endemic to Guinea. It is only known from the Konkouré River where mining is causing the degradation of its habitat. This species grows to a length of 17.6 centimetres (6.9 in) SL.

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