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Scientific Name	**Mochokus brevis** Boulenger, 1906
Common Name
Type Locality	White Nile River, Sudan.
Synonym(s)	Mochocus brevis
Etymology	Latin brevis meaning short
Species Information
Size	31mm or 1.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Shorter and deeper bodied than Mochkus niloticus The anterior side of the dorsal spine is smooth (serrated in M.niloticus).Humeral process is long and pointed.10 to 14 rays in the adipose fin.The caudal fin is indented with lobes of equal length.Base coloration is yellow-brown with dark brown to blackish marbling. A darker spot extends across the flanks beneath the dorsal, a second below the adipose fin a third on the caudal peduncle.Small dark dots which may form transverse bands on the fins.
General Remarks	Seegers(2008) mentions its occurence in the Chad drainage is questionable.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Africa: Nile and Chad basins. African Waters, Nile (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Data Deficient , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 18 (no. 104) (art. 21), pp 148.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 00:43 (species record created: 2011 Sep 24 15:44)