Mochokus brevis

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
Subfamilia: Mochokinae
Genus: Mochokus
Species: Mochokus brevis

Name

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.

Synonyms

• Mochocus brevis Boulenger, 1906

References

• Boulenger, G. A.; 1906: On a second species of the silurid genus Mochocus. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, (Series 7) 18 (104): 147–148.
• Mochokus brevis in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.