Taxonomy & naming
This is an undescribed form: it has no scientific name, authority or type locality, and "Bumblebee" is a trade label rather than a taxonomic name. It is placed in Microsynodontis, a genus of small mochokid catfishes from West and Central Africa, on the strength of how it is sold. Its relationship to the described Microsynodontis species has not been worked out in the sources available to the atlas.
Morphology
Microsynodontis are small, scaleless mochokids with the family's three pairs of barbels, an adipose fin and a stiff, lockable spine at the front of the dorsal and pectoral fins. The trade name suggests a banded, yellow-and-black pattern, but no description of the form is recorded in the atlas's sources, and no adult size is known.
Habitat
The seller gives Nigeria as the origin. That is the seller's statement, not a documented collection locality, and the river or drainage is not recorded. Microsynodontis are small catfishes of African freshwaters, but the habitat of this form has not been described.
Feeding
Diet for this form is not recorded. Mochokids of this kind are generally nocturnal, bottom-feeding insectivores and omnivores, and small sinking foods offered after lights-out are the usual approach.
Mating
Spawning behaviour of this form has not been recorded.
Breeding
Breeding in aquaria has not been recorded for this form. The fish sold are wild-caught, according to the seller.
In the aquarium
Only the trade facts are known: the seller lists it as wild-caught and about 1 inch. Treat it as a small, shy, cave-seeking nocturnal catfish, as with the genus generally, and keep it with peaceful tankmates. Water parameters for the source habitat are not recorded. Wild-caught fish of unknown origin warrant quarantine.
Conservation
The form is not evaluated by the IUCN, and the effect of collecting on wild populations is not described.