Mochokidae

Mochokidae phylogeny from Tree of Life Project

Synodontis-Hybrid of W-African origin

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Siluriformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Siluriformes

Familia: Mochokidae
Subfamiliae: Chiloglanidinae - Mochokinae

Name

Mochokidae Jordan, 1923: 150

Type genus: Mochokus Joannis, 1835

References

• Jordan, D.S. 1923: A classification of fishes including families and genera as far as known. Stanford University Publications, University Series, Biological Sciences, 3: 77–243 + i–x.
• Ferraris, C.J., Jr. 2007: Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa, 1418: 1–628. PDF
• Vigliotta, T.R. 2008. A phylogenetic study of the African catfish family Mochokidae (Osteichthyes, Ostariophysi, Siluriformes), with a key to genera. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 157: 73–136. DOI: 10.1635/0097-3157(2008)157[73:APSOTA]2.0.CO;2, JSTOR Reference page. 

Links

• Tree of Life Project [1]

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Fiederbartwelse
English: Squeakers or Upside-down Catfish
日本語: サカサナマズ科
Nederlands: Baardmeervallen
polski: Pierzastowąsowate

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