It is easily recognized by its deeply incised to emarginate tail and its general form. In some ways it looks more like an anthias than a wrasse, hence its species name anthioides.
The African bumblebee cat looks very similar to one of the more elongate Synodontis species, but the key difference is in the shape of the caudal fin: all Microsynodontis have truncate (squared off) or emarginate (very gently forked) caudal fins ...
 See also: Caudal Fin, Species, Caudal, Fish, Water
  
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