Talk:Synodontis macrophthalmus

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Species' name

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IUCN (2010) and FishBase both list this species as Synodontis macrophthalmus. FishBase, in particular, lists S. macrophthalma as a synonym and marks it as a "misspelling of the species' name that must not be used": Synonyms of Synodontis macrophthalmus Poll, 1971
FishBase itself uses Catalog of Fishes as its main source regarding nomenclature. This is the relevant entry there: Current status: Valid as Synodontis macrophthalmus Poll, 1971 (updated 19 May 2014) XenoVon (talk) 11:05, 8 June 2014 (UTC)Reply