| Family: |
Mochokidae (Squeakers or upside-down catfishes), subfamily: Mochokinae |
| Max. size: |
14.7 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Africa: endemic to the Nyong River in Cameroon (Ref. 81251). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 1; Anal spines: -0. Diagnosis: mandibular barbels with numerous ramifications, branches rather long and not thickened; base of adipose fin at most 3.6 times distance between dorsal fin and base of adipose fin; head and body more or less spotted; interorbital distance at most 86.6% of snout length; maxillary barbels typically with a large, dark, basal membrane; 28-33 movable mandibular teeth; postocular length at least 60% of snout length; maxillary barbel 0.8-2.2 times HL; entire margin of opercle smooth; caudal fin without single dark patch at base of each fin lobe; dorsal spine prolonged by a short filament, without serrations along anterior edge (except a few distally), but strongly serrate along posterior edge; caudal fin spotted (Ref. 81251).
Description: mandibular barbels simple, internal pair broad and branched; snout large and subrounded; lips not developed, and papillate; humeral process slightly keeled, granular and pointed; adipose fin short and not deep; anal fin with anterior ray longer; pectoral spine strongly serrated with twice the number of serrations along anterior edge than posterior; pelvic fin not reaching to anal fin; caudal fin deeply forked, with upper lobe slightly longer; caudal peduncle as long as deep (Ref. 81251).
Coloration: grey or dark brownish, also ventrally; more or less spotted, also on head and fins, which may be darker (Ref. 81251). |
| Biology: |
Oviparous (Ref. 205). Maximum total length reported 20.3 cm (Ref. 3202). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 February 2009 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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