''Mochokus'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
upside-down catfishes native to
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surfac ...
.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Mochokus brevis''
Boulenger, 1906
* ''
Mochokus niloticus''
de Joannis, 1835
References
Mochokidae
Fish of Africa
Catfish genera
Freshwater fish genera
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