Synodontis obesus Boulenger, 1898

Fermon, Yves, Bailly, Nicolas, Cardiec, Floriane, Causse, Romain, Chartrain, Emmanuel, Chirio, Laurent, Bruyne, Godefroy De, Deynat, Pascal, Hopkins, Carl D., Lamboj, Anton, Mennesson, Marion I., Beh, Jean-Hervé Mve, Paugy, Didier, Sidlauskas, Brian, Sullivan, John P., Weghe, Jean-Pierre Van De, Vigliotta, Thomas R. & Zee, Jouke Van Der, 2022, An annotated checklist of the fishes of Gabon, Cybium 46 (2), pp. 2-3 : 160

Synodontis obesus Boulenger, 1898

Occurrence: possible

Maximum length: 25.8 cm SL

Water type: freshwater

Environment: benthopelagic

Depth range: _

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2020)

Source: bibliography, preserved

Distribution and remarks: found in the Cross, Wouri, Sanaga and possibly the Nyong basins in Lower Guinea and, from Guinea to Cameroon. Some records for Gabon to be verified. Some specimens are difficult to distinguish from S. rebeli and a species complex is possible (Fermon, pers. com.).