| Mochokidae (Squeakers or upside-down catfishes), subfamily: Mochokinae |
| 19.8 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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benthopelagic; freshwater; pH range: 6.19999980926514 - 7.5; dH range: 20, |
| Africa: endemic to the Sanaga River basin in Cameroon (Ref. 81251). Report from the lower Ntem river basin (Ref. 27896) unconfirmed. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 1; Anal spines: -0. Diagnosis: mandibular barbels with few, divided ramifications, branches short and thickened, not tuberculate; maxillary barbel bordered with distinct, broad basal membrane, at least as broad as barbel; 22-27 movable mandibular teeth; dorsal spine with few serrations distally on anterior edge, but with several serrations along posterior edge and prolonged by a short filament; base of adipose fin 1.4-3.6 times distance between dorsal fin and base of adipose fin; body almost completely spotted, including belly and fins; interorbital distance at most 86.6% of snout length; postocular length at least 60% of snout length; entire margin of opercle smooth; caudal fin without single dark patch at base of each fin lobe (Ref. 81251).
Description: lips well-developed and papillate; humeral process pointed, upper side more or less spiny and granular and keeled ventrally; adipose fin long, 2.3 to 3.6 times longer than its distance from dorsal fin; pectoral spine prolonged by a short filament, strongly serrated with twice as many serrations along anterior edge as posterior edge; pelvic fins not reaching anal fin; caudal fin deeply forked, with upper lobe slightly longer; caudal peduncle as long as deep (Ref. 81251).
Coloration: body almost completely spotted, including belly and fins; spots rounded and more or less regularly set, smaller on head and fins; spots larger and less regularly set (sometimes conjoined) in juveniles (Ref. 81251). |
| Oviparous (Ref. 205). Maximum total length reported 26.2 cm (Ref. 3202). |
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Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 16 February 2009 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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