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Lace catfish

Synodontis eupterus Boulenger, 1901

Status not recordedbony fish

The lace catfish (Synodontis eupterus) is a species in the family Mochokidae, order Siluriformes.

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Quick facts about the lace catfish

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the lace catfish live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the lace catfish as introduced in 2 countries.

  1. Mexico
  2. Singapore

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the lace catfish endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the lace catfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderSiluriformes
  5. familyMochokidae
  6. genusSynodontis
  7. SpeciesSynodontis eupterus Boulenger, 1901

Synonyms Synodontis euptera, Synodontis galinae, Synodontis macrepipterus

Other names and names in other languages (17)
  • Featherfin squeakerEnglish
  • Featherfin synodontisEnglish
  • Lace synodontisEnglish
  • Schmuckflossen-FiederbartwelsGerman
  • SulkaripsimonniFinnish
  • KurunguHausa
  • OkpoIgbo
  • FonoKanuri
  • Eh-erekim
  • Featherfin catfishDutch
  • Egungiginup
  • Giętkoząb wielkopłetwyPolish
  • Bagre-invertidoPortuguese
  • Синодонтис вуалевыйRussian
  • OkokonikoYoruba
  • 真鰭歧鬚鮠Chinese
  • Bandëlingkim

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the lace catfish

Other species in the same genus Synodontis.

Squeaker

Synodontis multipunctatus

MochokidaeNo free photo yet

Angelicus

Synodontis angelicus

MochokidaeNo free photo yet

Catfish

Synodontis nigrita

MochokidaeNo free photo yet

Mandi

Synodontis schall

MochokidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the lace catfish an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the lace catfish as introduced in 2 countries: Mexico and Singapore, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the lace catfish?

The lace catfish (Synodontis eupterus) belongs to the family Mochokidae in the order Siluriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Lace catfish (Synodontis eupterus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/lace-catfish

MLA

“Lace catfish (Synodontis eupterus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/lace-catfish.

BibTeX
@misc{lace_catfish_2026,
  title = {Lace catfish (Synodontis eupterus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/lace-catfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}