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Mochokidae

Mochokidae
:Animalia
:Chordata
:Actinopterygii
:Siluriformes
:Mochokidae
Genera

Acanthocleithron
Atopochilus
Brachysynodontis
Chiloglanis
Euchilichthys
Hemisynodontis
Microsynodontis
Mochokiella
Mochokus
Synodontis

The Mochokidae are a family of catfish from Africa that includes the squeakers and upside-down catfish. Mochokids are part of Order Siluriformes, which is part of the Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes). There are 10 genera and more than 150 species of mochokids. All the mochokids are freshwater species.

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