Mochokiella paynei

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Mochokiella paynei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Mochokidae
Genus: Mochokiella
Howes, 1980
Species: M. paynei
Binomial name
Mochokiella paynei
Howes, 1980

Mochokiella paynei is the only species of catfish (order Siluriformes) in the genus Mochokiella of the family Mochokidae.[1] This species is only known from the type locality, the Kassawe Forest Reserve in Sierra Leone.[1] This oviparous fish grows to 3.6 centimetres (1.4 in) SL.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Ferraris, Carl J., Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa 1418: 1–628. 
  2. ^ "Mochokiella paynei". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. Aug 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.
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