Mochokus

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Mochokus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Siluriformes Family: Mochokidae Genus: Mochokus Joannis, 1835
Type species
Mochokus niloticus Joannis, 1835
Binomial name
Mochokus brevis Boulenger, 1906 Mochokus niloticus Joannis, 1835
Synonyms
Mochocus Günther, 1864 Rhinoglanis Günther, 1864

Mochokus is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Mochokidae. It includes two species, M. brevis and M. niloticus.^[1] M. brevis occurs in the Nile and Chad basins, and M. niloticus is known from the Nile and Niger basins.^[1] The two species of Mochokus have a rayed adipose fin.^[2] M. brevis grows to about 3.1 centimetres (1.2 in) TL.^[3] M. niloticus grows to about 6.5 cm (2.6 in) TL.^[4]

[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. ^ Nelson, Joseph S. (2006). Fishes of the World. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ISBN 0-471-25031-7. 
3. ^ "Mochokus brevis". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. July 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.
4. ^ "Mochokus niloticus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. July 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.