Mochokiella paynei
Mochokiella paynei is the only species of catfish (order Siluriformes) in the genus Mochokiella of the family Mochokidae.[2] This species is only known from the type locality, the Kassawe Forest Reserve in Sierra Leone.[2] This oviparous fish grows to 3.6 centimetres (1.4 in) SL.[3]
| Mochokiella paynei | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Mochokidae |
| Genus: | Mochokiella Howes, 1980 |
| Species: | M. paynei |
| Binomial name | |
| Mochokiella paynei Howes, 1980 | |
References
- Dankwa, H.; Bousso, T.; Lalèyè, P. (2020). "Mochokiella paynei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T181823A134958064. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T181823A134958064.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- Ferraris, Carl J. Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1418: 1–628.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Mochokiella paynei" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
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