| Family: |
Mochokidae (Squeakers or upside-down catfishes), subfamily: Mochokinae |
| Max. size: |
17.2 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Africa: Ntem and Ivindo Rivers (Ref. 81251) in Cameroon and Gabon. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 1-1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-7; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 11-11. Diagnosis: eye 16.5% HL; body with clear medio-lateral band; 42-50 mandibular teeth; dorsal spine fully serrated along entire anterior edge (Ref. 81251).
Description: maxillary barbels without distinct basal membrane; mandibular barbels with few, non-tuberculate ramifications except for internal pair where ramifications are slightly tuberculate; mouth twice as wide as long with well-developed, papillate lips; snout broad and subrounded; low number of premaxillary teeth forming a band as long as eye; movable mandibular teeth forming a transverse band, 42-50 in number; humeral process large, acutely pointed, rugose and with a slight keel on lower side, 1.9 times longer than deep; dorsal spine serrated along anterior edge; base of adipose 1.4 times longer than distance from dorsal to adipose fin and 4.1 times deeper; pectoral fin spine prolonged by a filament, and strongly serrated along anterior edge, more than along posterior edge; pelvic fin not reaching anal fin; anal fin rounded; caudal fin deeply forked with 2 equal lobes; caudal peduncle as long as deep (Ref. 81251).
Coloration: body and belly marbled or spotted; spots smaller on head, forming marbling on flank and belly; a light median band present; fins with brownish spots arranged in transverse series (Ref. 81251). |
| Biology: |
Oviparous (Ref. 205). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 February 2009 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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