[4] Like all members of the genus Synodontis, S. brichardi has a strong, bony head capsule that extends back as far as the first spine of the dorsal fin.

[8] The fish has a structure called a premaxillary toothpad, which is located on the very front of the upper jaw of the mouth.

On the lower jaw, or mandible, the teeth are attached to flexible, stalk-like structures and described as "s-shaped" or "hooked".

[1] As a whole, species of Synodontis are omnivores, consuming insect larvae, algae, gastropods, bivalves, sponges, crustaceans, and the eggs of other fishes.

[10] The reproductive habits of most of the species of Synodontis are not known, beyond some instances of obtaining egg counts from gravid females.