| Citation | Seegers, L., 2008, The catfishes of Africa: A handbook for identification and maintenance.. Aqualog Verlag A.C.S. GmbH, Germany. 604 p. |
| Réf. | Seegers, L., 2008 |
| Page | 466;fig. |
| Nommé Utilisé comme valide | Synodontis orientalis |
| Commentaire | Original description of Synodontis orientalis. |
| Localité | 'Kanga, a stream 16 km west of the Ruvu on the road from Bagamoyo to Tanga, lower Ruvu drainage, Tanzania'. |
| Distribution | Ruvu and Rufiji drainages, Tanzania. |
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