| Citation | Whitehead, P.J.P., 1962, A new species of Synodontis (Pisces: Mochocidae) and notes on a mormyrid fish from the eastern rivers of Kenya.. Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr. 65(1-2):97-120. |
| Ref. | 96595 Whitehead, P.J.P., 1962 |
| Page | 100;fig. |
| Named Used as Valid | Synodontis serpentis |
| Comment | Original description of Synodontis serpentis. |
| Locality | 'ex Athi river at Jilore, thirty miles from river mouth'. |
| Distribution | Lower Athi and Tana rivers, Kenya. |
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