cuckoo catfish
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[edit]cuckoo catfish (plural cuckoo catfishes or cuckoo catfish)
- Synodontis multipunctatus, a small African catfish that lays eggs among the eggs of a cichlid, to be taken care of by the cichlid.
- Any of a few other species of Synodontis, such as S. petricola, that are also brood parasites.