Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Mochokidae Squeakers or upside-down catfishes
Subfamily: Mochokinae
Genus: Mochokus

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Africa
Max. Length 3.1 cm TL
Mochokus brevis Boulenger, 1906

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Mochokus brevis
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Max. Length 6.5 cm TL

 
Mochokus niloticus
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Mochokus brevis Africa 3.1 TL 1906
Mochokus niloticus Africa 6.5 TL 1835



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