Microsynodontis batesii
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| image = Microsynodontis_batesii.jpg
| status = DD
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| taxon = Microsynodontis batesii
| authority = Boulenger, 1903
| synonyms = Microsynodontis batesi Boulenger, 1903
}}
Microsynodontis batesii is a species of upside-down catfish native to rivers of Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Gabon. This species grows to a length of {{convert|10|cm|in}} SL.{{FishBase species |genus= Microsynodontis |species= batesii| month = December| year = 2011}}
Etymology
The fish is in honor of George Latimer Bates (1863–1940), a Cameroon farmer and ornithologist, who collected specimens for the Natural History Museum, London, including the holotype of this species.{{cite web | url = http://www.etyfish.org/mochokidae/ | title = Family MOCHOKIDAE Regan 1912 (Squeakers or Upside-down Catfishes) | access-date= 5 August 2024 | author1 = Christopher Scharpf | author2 = Kenneth J. Lazara | name-list-style = amp | work = The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database | publisher = Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara | date = 22 September 2018}}
References
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Category:Freshwater fish of Cameroon
Category:Fish of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Category:Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger
Category:Fish described in 1903
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