Taxonavigation

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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
Subfamilia: Mochokinae
Genus: Mochokus
Species: Mochokus brevis

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Mochokus brevis Boulenger, 1906

  • Syntypes: BMNH 1907.12.2.2529-2542 (42 now 14), 1907.12.2.2544 (1); MNHN 1907-0233 [ex BMNH] (2); ZSM 5865 [ex BMNH 1907.12.2.2529-42] (1).

Type locality: Fashoda and Lake No, White Nile River, Sudan.

Etymology: The specific epithet brevis is the Latin for word for short, in reference to the shorter caudal part of the body compared to Mochokus niloticus.

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