Summary of Mochokiella |
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| New spp. / time |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | 1750 | 1770 | 1790 | 1810 | 1830 | 1850 | 1870 | 1890 | 1910 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1990 | 2010 |
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| Species | There are 1 "species" in our database. Mochokiella paynei is the most commonly kept (k: 3). Mochokiella paynei has the most images (i: 16). |
| Keepers | 1 species (100%) are being kept by registered keepers |
| Etymology | Mochokiella: From the Latin diminutive suffix -ella; in reference to the small size of the fish (literally: "a small Mochokus"). |
| Identification | The genus Mochokiella is distinguished from all other African siluroids by a combination of characters including small adult size, unilateral branching of the mandibular barbels, supero-lateral position of the eye, bands of villiform jaw teeth, elongate humeral process, and paired 3rd nuchal plate. |
| Size | Smallest 65 mm, largest 65 mm, average 65mm, most commonly 65mm. All SL. |
| Distribution |
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Most Kept Species |
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| 1. | (100%) |