Mochokus

Mochokus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Mochokidae
Genus: Mochokus
Joannis, 1835
Type species
Mochokus niloticus
Joannis, 1835
Species
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]

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. http://silurus.acnatsci.org/ACSI/library/biblios/2007_Ferraris_Catfish_Checklist.pdf. 
  2. ^ Nelson, Joseph S. (2006). Fishes of the World. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ISBN 0-471-25031-7. 
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2007). "Mochokus brevis" in FishBase. July 2007 version.
  4. ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2007). "Mochokus niloticus" in FishBase. July 2007 version.