| Citation | Poll, M., 1953, Exploration hydrobiologique du lac Tanganika (1946-1947). Résultats scientifiques. Volume III, fascicule 5A. Poissons non Cichlidae.. Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Bruxelles. 251 pp. |
| Ref. | Poll, M., 1953 |
| Page | 157;fig.18 |
| Named Used as Valid | Synodontis lacustricolus |
| Comment | Original description of Synodontis lacustricolus. |
| Locality | 'Au large de Karema'. |
| Distribution | Endemic to Lake Tanganyika. |
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