Mochokus
Genus of fishes
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Mochokus is a genus of upside-down catfishes native to Africa.
| Mochokus | |
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| Mochokus brevis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Mochokidae |
| Genus: | Mochokus de Joannis, 1835 |
| Type species | |
| Mochokus niloticus de Joannis, 1835 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus, known from the Nile, Niger and Chad basins:[1]
- Mochokus brevis Boulenger, 1906
- Mochokus niloticus de Joannis, 1835
