Table 2.
List of specimens used for this study
| Taxon | origin* | sample locality | collector** | Taxon ID | GenBank acc. nr. CR/ND6 | |
| Synodontis njassae | EA (LM) | M'bamba Bay | EV | MbBay (1995) | DQ663012 | DQ663077 |
| EV | Mst45 (1995) | DQ663023 | - | |||
| EV | M56M5 (1995) | DQ663007 | DQ663070 | |||
| EV | M5336 (1995) | DQ663005 | DQ663068 | |||
| EV | M5350 (1995) | DQ663006 | DQ663069 | |||
| EV | M7043 (1995) | DQ663008 | DQ663071 | |||
| EV | M9008 (1995) | DQ663009 | DQ663072 | |||
| EV | M9016 (1995) | DQ663022 | - | |||
| EV | M9043 (1995) | DQ663010 | DQ663073 | |||
| EV | M9076 (1995) | - | DQ663074 | |||
| EV | M9092 (1995) | DQ663011 | DQ663075 | |||
| EV | M9096 (1995) | DQ663024 | - | |||
| EV | T995 (1995) | DQ663025 | - | |||
| Synodontis victoriae | EA (LV, LK, M) | Kisumu, LV | WS | 5i8a (2004) | DQ663013 | DQ663059 |
| Kisumu, LV | WS | 5i8b (2004) | DQ663014 | DQ663060 | ||
| Synodontis dhonti | EA (LT) | Tanganyika Lodge | SK, CS | 3698 | DQ662994 | - |
| Kasakalawe Lodge | SK, CS | 3708 | DQ662995 | - | ||
| Kasakalawe Lodge | SK, CS | 3709 | DQ662996 | - | ||
| Chituta Bay | SK, CS | 3736 | DQ662997 | DQ663056 | ||
| Mtondwe Island | SK, CS | 3738 | DQ662998 | - | ||
| Katoto | SK, CS | 3771 | DQ662999 | - | ||
| Kasakalawe | SK, CS | 3777 | DQ663000 | DQ663057 | ||
| Kasakalawe | SK, CS | 3778 | DQ663001 | - | ||
| Kalambo Lodge | SK, CS | 4535 | DQ663002 | - | ||
| Chituta Bay | TV | 4536 | DQ663003 | - | ||
| Chituta Bay | TV | 4537 | DQ663004 | - | ||
| Ulwile Island | EV | TB 127 | DQ663019 | DQ663065 | ||
| Ulwile Island | EV | TB 128 | DQ663020 | DQ663066 | ||
| Synodontis granulosus | EA (LT) | Chituta Bay | SK, CS | 3735 | DQ662961 | - |
| Mtondwe Island | SK, CS | 3773 | DQ662962 | DQ663053 | ||
| Synodontis multipunctatus | EA (LT) | Muzumwa | SK, CS | 3635 | DQ662963 | DQ663046 |
| Kalambo Lodge | SK, CS | 3696 | DQ662964 | - | ||
| south of Kalambo | SK, CS | 3697 | DQ662965 | - | ||
| Mpulungu | SK, CS | 3712 | DQ662968 | - | ||
| Mpulungu | SK, CS | 3714 | DQ662969 | - | ||
| Mpulungu | SK, CS | 3715 | DQ662966 | - | ||
| Mpulungu | SK, CS | 3716 | DQ662967 | - | ||
| Kasakalawe | SK, CS | 3737 | DQ662970 | - | ||
| ?*** | SK, CS | 3739 | DQ662971 | DQ664047 | ||
| Muzumwa | SK, CS | 4112 | DQ662972 | - | ||
| Muzumwa | SK, CS | 4113 | DQ662973 | - | ||
| Muzumwa | SK, CS | 4114 | DQ662974 | - | ||
| Chituta Bay | TV | 4538 | DQ662975 | - | ||
| Ulwile Island | EV | TB 073 | - | DQ663062 | ||
| Ulwile Island | EV | TB 125 | DQ663015 | DQ663063 | ||
| Ulwile Island | EV | TB 126 | DQ663016 | DQ663064 | ||
| south of Mkangansi | EV | TB 872 | DQ663017 | DQ663067 | ||
| Synodontis petricola | EA (LT) | Kapembwa | SK, CS | 3636 | DQ662976 | DQ663048 |
| Chituta Bay | SK, CS | 3699 | DQ662977 | DQ663050 | ||
| Mpulungu | SK, CS | 3731 | DQ662978 | - | ||
| Mpulungu | SK, CS | 3732 | DQ662979 | - | ||
| Katoto | SK, CS | 3769 | DQ662980 | - | ||
| Katoto | SK, CS | 3770 | DQ662981 | - | ||
| Synodontis polli | EA (LT) | Kalambo Lodge | SK, CS | 3695 | DQ662983 | DQ663049 |
| Kasakalawe Lodge | SK, CS | 3710 | DQ662984 | - | ||
| Kasakalawe Lodge | SK, CS | 3711 | DQ662985 | - | ||
| Mpulungu | SK, CS | 3717 | DQ662986 | - | ||
| Mpulungu | SK, CS | 3733 | DQ662987 | DQ663052 | ||
| ?*** | SK, CS | 4030 | DQ662988 | - | ||
| Mtondwe Island | SK | 4539 | DQ662982 | - | ||
| Ulwile Island | EV | TB 072 | DQ663018 | DQ663061 | ||
| Synodontis sp. nov. | EA (LT) | Mpulungu | SK, CS | 3718 | DQ662989 | DQ663051 |
| Mpulungu | SK, CS | 3775 | DQ662990 | DQ663054 | ||
| Gombe | SK, CS | 3776 | DQ662991 | - | ||
| ?*** | SK, CS | 4031 | DQ662992 | DQ663055 | ||
| Tanganyika Lodge | SK, CS | 4532 | DQ662993 | - | ||
| Synodontis nigromaculatus | EA (LT, R) | Lake Mweru | RS | 4342 | DQ662954 | DQ663043 |
| Lake Mweru | RS | 4339 | DQ662955 | DQ663045 | ||
| Synodontis zambezensis | EA (R) | Cinzombo Lodge; Luagwa R. | CK | 3977 | DQ662952 | - |
| Nsefu Lagoon; Luangwa R. | CK | 3978 | DQ662953 | DQ663039 | ||
| Synodontis angelicus | CA (Congo R.) | ?*** | SK | 3744 | DQ662944 | DQ663033 |
| ?*** | SK | 3745 | DQ662945 | - | ||
| Synodontis brichardi | CA (Congo R.) | ?*** | SK | 3993 | DQ662943 | DQ663035 |
| Synodontis eupterus | WA, Nile | ?*** | SK | 3861 | DQ662956 | DQ663036 |
| ?*** | SK | 4088 | DQ662957 | - | ||
| ?*** | SK | 4108 | DQ662958 | DQ663037 | ||
| Synodontis flavitaeniatus | CA (Congo R.) | ?*** | JS | 75 | - | DQ663077 |
| Synodontis nigrita | WA, Nile | ?*** | SK | 3868 | DQ662947 | DQ663038 |
| ?*** | SK | 4337 | DQ662948 | DQ663041 | ||
| ?*** | SK | 4338 | DQ662949 | DQ663042 | ||
| Synodontis nigriventris | CA (Congo R.) | ?*** | SK | 3700 | DQ662941 | DQ663030 |
| ?*** | SK | 3701 | DQ662942 | - | ||
| ?*** | JS | 56 | DQ663021 | DQ663058 | ||
| Synodontis ocellifer | WA | ?*** | SK | 3994 | DQ662960 | DQ663031 |
| Synodontis polystigma | CA (Congo R.) | Lake Mweru | RS | 4341 | DQ662951 | DQ663044 |
| Synodontis robbianus | WA (Niger R.) | ?*** | SK | 3702 | DQ662938 | DQ663029 |
| ?*** | SK | 3703 | DQ662939 | - | ||
| ?*** | SK | 4089 | DQ662940 | - | ||
| Synodontis robertsi | CA (Congo R.) | ?*** | SK | 4336 | DQ662946 | DQ663040 |
| Synodontis schoutedeni | CA (Congo R.) | ?*** | SK | 3860 | DQ662950 | DQ663034 |
| Synodontis velifer | WA | ?*** | WK | 3995 | DQ662959 | DQ663032 |
| Chiloglanis sp. | Lunzua R. | SK, CS | 3865 | DQ662935 | DQ663026 | |
| Microsynodontis batesii | ?*** | SK | 4024 | DQ662936 | DQ663027 | |
| ?*** | SK | 4025 | DQ662937 | DQ663028 | ||
*CA, Central Africa; LK, Lake Kivu; LM, Lake Malawi; LT, Lake Tanganyika; LV, Lake Victoria; M, Malagarazi River; R, East African rivers; WA, West Africa;
**CS, Christian Sturmbauer; CK, Cyprian Katongo; EV, Erik Verheyen; JS, Jos Snoeks; RS, Robert Sinyinza; SK, Stephan Koblmüller; TV, Toby Veall; WK, Walter Köhldorfer; WS, Walter Salzburger
***samples obtained through ornamental fish trade.
Coordinates of sampling localities (when available):
LT – Chituta Bay, S 08°44' E 31°09'; Gombe, S 08°47' E 31°01'; Kalambo Lodge, S 08°39' E 31°13'; Kapembwa, S 08°37' E 30°51'; Kasakalawe, S 08°47' E 31°04'; Kasakalawe Lodge, S 08°47' E 31°06'; Katoto, S 08°48' E 31°01'; Mpulungu, S 08°46' E 31°06'; Mtondwe Island, S 08°43' E 31°07'; Muzumwa, S 08°42' E 31°12'; south of Kalambo, S 08°37' E 31°12'; south of Mkangansi, S 06°37' E 30°18'; Tanganyika Lodge, S 08°47' E 31°05'; Ulwile Island, S 07°72' E 30°34'Lunzua R. (near Mwanangwa), S 08°57' E 31°10'