科: Mochokidae
Cuckoo Catfish（Synodontis petricola）は倒立鲶科に分類される淡水魚で、アフリカに分布する。成魚は約 7.6–11.2 cm、適水温 22–25 °C。
Synodontis petricola, a member of the family Mochokidae, comes from Africa, where it inhabits warm freshwater streams and lakes. Calm and unobtrusive by day, busy by night and eats anything that sinks; balance protein and greens, it grows to 7.6–11.2 cm and adapts well to a properly set-up aquarium in the 22–25 °C range. Other Synodontis species in our database include Synodontis nigriventris, Synodontis multipunctatus.
中級向き。水質の安定が重要。Calm and unobtrusive by day, busy by night。Pairs for the small species; solitaries for the big。
22–25 °C が目安。急変を避け、Stable temperature matching the species origin。
成魚は 7.6–11.2 cm。最低 151 L。
Eats anything that sinks; balance protein and greens。Fine sand and gravel上で採餌する性質を活かし、沈む餌も与える。
可能。Calm and unobtrusive by day, busy by night。おすすめ：Other similar-sized bottom fish — Share the floor peaceably。Tiny fish that fit in its mouth — Vanish at nightとの混泳は避ける。
アフリカのWarm freshwater streams and lakesが生息地。
換水・メンテ時はふたを推奨。
繁殖：Cave or pit spawner; guarding varies by species。Subtle external differences。