Other identification tools | FishBase

Fish Identification: Find Species


Family: Mochokidae Squeakers or upside-down catfishes



(See list of species below)


Select Class:     Select Order:   
Select Family: Subfamily:     Select Genus:
Select Ocean (marine/brackish) or Continent (freshwater):
Select a country:
Only include species occuring above: m
Total number of spines in dorsal and anal fins (optional).      Enter total length (TL) and maximum body depth (BD)
Show family drawing(s)



225 species (see list below)
Export file

1 of 1 Jump to:

Sort by: Species Length Year
1 of 1 Jump to:
Export file
n = 225

Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Acanthocleithron chapini Africa 5.5 SL 1917
Atopochilus chabanaudi Africa 6 SL 1938
Atopochilus christyi Africa 9.5 SL 1920
Atopochilus macrocephalus Africa 7.5 SL 1906
Atopochilus mandevillei Africa 14.1 TL 1959
Atopochilus pachychilus Africa 8.5 TL 1924
Atopochilus savorgnani Africa 10.5 SL 1879
Atopochilus vogti Africa 12.6 TL 1922
Atopodontus adriaensi Africa 10.0 SL 2008
Chiloglanis angolensis Africa 5.6 SL 1967
Chiloglanis anoterus Pennant-tailed suckermouth Africa 9 SL 1960
Chiloglanis asymetricaudalis Africa 7.6 SL 1993
Chiloglanis batesii Africa 4 SL 1904
Chiloglanis benuensis Africa 3.8 SL 1963
Chiloglanis bifurcus Incomati suckermouth Africa 6.8 SL 1969
Chiloglanis brevibarbis Short barbelled suckermouth Africa 6.1 TL 1902
Chiloglanis camarabounyi Africa 4.6 SL 2017
Chiloglanis cameronensis Africa 4.5 SL 1904
Chiloglanis carnosus Africa 6.1 TL 1976
Chiloglanis congicus Africa 7.5 TL 1920
Chiloglanis deckenii Pangani suckermouth Africa 7 SL 1868
Chiloglanis devosi Africa 4.9 SL 2015
Chiloglanis dialloi Africa 5.2 SL 2017
Chiloglanis disneyi Africa 3.5 SL 1974
Chiloglanis elisabethianus Africa 5.2 TL 1915
Chiloglanis emarginatus Phongolo suckermouth Africa 6.5 SL 1969
Chiloglanis fasciatus Okavango suckermouth Africa 6.4 TL 1936
Chiloglanis harbinger Africa 4.4 SL 1989
Chiloglanis igamba Africa 6.5 SL 2011
Chiloglanis kabaensis Africa 4.6 SL 2017
Chiloglanis kalambo Kalambo suckermouth Africa 4.4 TL 1996
Chiloglanis kazumbei Africa 5.4 SL 2011
Chiloglanis kerioensis Africa 4.0 SL 2015
Chiloglanis kolente Africa 2.6 SL 2017
Chiloglanis lamottei Africa 4.9 SL 1948
Chiloglanis loffabrevum Africa 3.8 SL 2017
Chiloglanis longibarbis Africa 4.1 SL 2017
Chiloglanis lufirae Africa 10 SL 1976
Chiloglanis lukugae Africa 9 SL 1944
Chiloglanis macropterus Africa 9.8 TL 1975
Chiloglanis marlieri Africa 5.6 TL 1952
Chiloglanis mbozi Mbozi suckermouth Africa 5.7 TL 1996
Chiloglanis micropogon Africa 4.9 TL 1952
Chiloglanis microps Africa 5.6 SL 1965
Chiloglanis modjensis Africa 4 SL 1904
Chiloglanis mongoensis Africa 3.5 SL 2019
Chiloglanis msirii Africa 5.8 SL 2021
Chiloglanis neumanni Neumann's suckermouth Africa 6.5 SL 1911
Chiloglanis niger Africa 3.5 SL 1989
Chiloglanis niloticus Africa 4.5 SL 1900
Chiloglanis normani Africa 4.6 SL 1933
Chiloglanis nzerekore Africa 4.5 SL 2017
Chiloglanis occidentalis Africa 5.7 SL 1933
Chiloglanis orthodontus Africa 2.9 SL 2011
Chiloglanis paratus Sawfin suckermouth Africa 8.5 SL 1960
Chiloglanis pezoldi Africa 5.1 SL 2017
Chiloglanis pojeri Africa 7 TL 1944
Chiloglanis polyodon Africa 5.2 TL 1932
Chiloglanis polypogon Africa 5.5 SL 1989
Chiloglanis pretoriae Shortspine suckermouth Africa 6.5 SL 1931
Chiloglanis productus Africa 4.9 SL 2006
Chiloglanis reticulatus Africa 4.2 SL 1989
Chiloglanis rukwaensis Lake Rukwa suckermouth Africa 4.8 TL 1996
Chiloglanis ruziziensis Africa 6.3 SL 1993
Chiloglanis sanagaensis Africa 4.3 SL 1989
Chiloglanis sardinhai Africa 3.9 SL 1961
Chiloglanis somereni Someren's suckermouth Africa 10 SL 1958
Chiloglanis swierstrai Lowveld suckermouth Africa 7 SL 1931
Chiloglanis trilobatus Three-lobed suckermouth Africa 5.2 TL 1996
Chiloglanis tweddlei Africa 5.6 SL 2017
Chiloglanis voltae Africa 2.7 SL 1963
Chiloglanis waterloti Africa 4.8 SL 1954
Euchilichthys astatodon Africa 18.5 TL 1928
Euchilichthys boulengeri Africa 9.7 TL 1934
Euchilichthys dybowskii Africa 11.2 TL 1892
Euchilichthys guentheri Africa 19 TL 1891
Euchilichthys royauxi Africa 22 TL 1902
Microsynodontis armatus Africa 2.7 SL 2004
Microsynodontis batesii Africa 8.5 SL 1903
Microsynodontis christyi Africa 1920
Microsynodontis emarginata Africa 3.4 SL 2004
Microsynodontis hirsuta Africa 6.8 SL 2004
Microsynodontis laevigata Africa 8.5 SL 2004
Microsynodontis lamberti Africa 3.5 SL 1963
Microsynodontis nannoculus Africa 3.9 SL 2004
Microsynodontis nasutus Africa 3.7 SL 2004
Microsynodontis notata Africa 5.4 SL 2004
Microsynodontis polli Africa 4.1 TL 1958
Microsynodontis vigilis Africa 6.2 SL 2004
Mochokiella paynei Africa 3.6 SL 1980
Mochokus brevis Africa 3.1 TL 1906
Mochokus niloticus Africa 6.5 TL 1835
Synodontis abditus Africa 16.5 SL 2021
Synodontis acanthomias Africa 59 TL 1899
Synodontis acanthoperca Africa 4.6 SL 2006
Synodontis afrofischeri Fischer's Victoria squeaker Africa 17.7 SL 1888
Synodontis alberti Bigeye squeaker Africa 20.3 TL 1891
Synodontis albolineatus Africa 17.2 SL 1924
Synodontis angelicus Angel squeaker Africa 55 TL 1891
Synodontis annectens Africa 24.3 SL 1911
Synodontis ansorgii Africa 22.3 SL 1911
Synodontis arnoulti Africa 19.3 SL 1966
Synodontis aterrimus Africa 11.5 TL 1968
Synodontis bastiani Africa 22.5 SL 1948
Synodontis batensoda Upsidedown catfish Africa 20.5 SL 1832
Synodontis batesii Africa 11.5 SL 1907
Synodontis brichardi Africa 15 TL 1959
Synodontis budgetti Africa 40 SL 1911
Synodontis camelopardalis Africa 18 TL 1971
Synodontis carineae Africa 16.4 SL 2011
Synodontis caudalis Africa 20.4 TL 1899
Synodontis caudovittatus Africa 22.5 TL 1901
Synodontis centralis Africa 13.5 TL 1971
Synodontis clarias Mandi Africa 36 SL 1758
Synodontis comoensis Africa 17.4 SL 1981
Synodontis congicus Africa 20.2 TL 1971
Synodontis contractus Bugeye squeaker Africa 9.7 TL 1928
Synodontis courteti Africa 50 SL 1906
Synodontis cuangoanus Africa 26.8 TL 1971
Synodontis decorus Clown squeaker Africa 31.8 TL 1899
Synodontis dekimpei Africa 17.6 SL 1987
Synodontis denticulatus Africa 8.9 SL 2020
Synodontis depauwi Africa 24 TL 1899
Synodontis dhonti Africa 32.5 SL 1917
Synodontis dorsomaculatus Africa 13.7 TL 1971
Synodontis eupterus Featherfin squeaker Africa 30 SL 1901
Synodontis filamentosus Africa 26 SL 1901
Synodontis flavitaeniatus Orangestriped squeaker Africa 19.5 TL 1919
Synodontis frontosus Africa 34.2 TL 1895
Synodontis fuelleborni Fuelleborn's squeaker Africa 19.2 TL 1903
Synodontis geledensis Geledi squeaker Africa 30.7 TL 1896
Synodontis gobroni Africa 47 SL 1954
Synodontis grandiops Africa 11.1 SL 2006
Synodontis granulosus Africa 27 TL 1900
Synodontis greshoffi Africa 26.6 TL 1891
Synodontis guttatus Africa 58.5 SL 1865
Synodontis haugi Africa 23.5 SL 1906
Synodontis ilebrevis Africa 13.6 SL 2006
Synodontis irsacae Africa 15.7 SL 1959
Synodontis iturii Africa 20.5 TL 1911
Synodontis katangae Africa 24 TL 1971
Synodontis khartoumensis Africa 21 TL 1967
Synodontis koensis Africa 14 SL 1933
Synodontis kogonensis Africa 21.2 SL 2008
Synodontis laessoei Africa 14.8 TL 1923
Synodontis leopardinus Leopard squeaker Africa 19.6 SL 1914
Synodontis leopardus Africa 6 SL 1896
Synodontis levequei Africa 17.7 SL 1987
Synodontis longirostris Africa 66 TL 1902
Synodontis longispinis Africa 13.5 TL 1930
Synodontis lucipinnis Africa 7.9 SL 2006
Synodontis lufirae Africa 20.5 TL 1971
Synodontis macrophthalmus Africa 14.6 SL 1971
Synodontis macrops Africa 17.3 TL 1963
Synodontis macropunctatus Africa 22.9 SL 2008
Synodontis macrostigma Largespot squeaker Africa 17.1 TL 1911
Synodontis macrostoma Largemouth squeaker Africa 9.2 SL 1990
Synodontis manni Feather-barbelled squeaker Africa 21.6 SL 2001
Synodontis marmoratus Africa 4 SL 1895
Synodontis matthesi Africa 30 TL 1971
Synodontis melanopterus Africa 18.5 SL 1903
Synodontis melanostictus Africa 23.7 SL 1906
Synodontis membranaceus Africa 46 SL 1809
Synodontis multimaculatus Africa 6.4 SL 1902
Synodontis multipunctatus Africa 27.5 TL 1898
Synodontis nebulosus Cloudy squeaker Africa 15 SL 1852
Synodontis ngouniensis Africa 19.0 TL 2008
Synodontis nigrita Africa 33.5 TL 1840
Synodontis nigriventris Blotched upsidedown catfish Africa 9.6 TL 1936
Synodontis nigromaculatus Blackspotted squeaker Africa 38.5 TL 1905
Synodontis njassae Malawi squeaker Africa 19.2 TL 1908
Synodontis notatus Onespot squeaker Africa 26.5 TL 1893
Synodontis nummifer Africa 20.5 TL 1899
Synodontis obesus Africa 25.8 SL 1898
Synodontis ocellifer Africa 49 TL 1900
Synodontis omias Africa 36 SL 1864
Synodontis orientalis Africa 8.8 SL 2008
Synodontis ornatipinnis Africa 40 TL 1899
Synodontis ornatissimus Africa 21.1 TL 1982
Synodontis ouemeensis Africa 15.7 SL 2008
Synodontis pardalis Africa 23.5 TL 1908
Synodontis petricola Cuckoo Catfish Africa 10.2 TL 1959
Synodontis pleurops Congo squeaker Africa 32.5 TL 1897
Synodontis polli Africa 14.8 TL 1982
Synodontis polyodon Africa 16.8 SL 1895
Synodontis polystigma Africa 24.5 TL 1915
Synodontis pulcher Africa 15 TL 1971
Synodontis punctifer Africa 28 SL 1965
Synodontis punctulatus Africa 25 TL 1889
Synodontis punu Africa 5.5 SL 2009
Synodontis rebeli Africa 19.8 SL 1926
Synodontis resupinatus Africa 26 SL 1904
Synodontis ricardoae Ricardo's squeaker Africa 7.8 TL 1996
Synodontis robbianus Africa 10.5 SL 1875
Synodontis robertsi Africa 10 TL 1974
Synodontis ruandae Africa 16.2 TL 1959
Synodontis rufigiensis Africa 23 TL 1968
Synodontis rukwaensis Lake Rukwa squeaker Africa 29 TL 1903
Synodontis schall Wahrindi Africa 37 SL 1801
Synodontis schoutedeni Africa 17.1 TL 1936
Synodontis serpentis Tana squeaker Africa 12.4 TL 1962
Synodontis serratus Africa 39.5 TL 1829
Synodontis smiti Africa 22.2 TL 1902
Synodontis soloni Africa 15.5 TL 1899
Synodontis sorex Africa 36 SL 1864
Synodontis steindachneri Africa 14.7 SL 1913
Synodontis tanganyicae Africa 56 TL 1936
Synodontis tessmanni Africa 13.8 SL 1911
Synodontis thamalakanensis Africa 17.5 SL 1935
Synodontis thysi Africa 22.9 SL 1971
Synodontis tourei Africa 8.5 SL 1962
Synodontis unicolor Africa 24.1 TL 1915
Synodontis vaillanti Africa 58 TL 1897
Synodontis vanderwaali Africa 16.0 SL 1990
Synodontis velifer Africa 18.5 SL 1935
Synodontis vermiculatus Africa 50 SL 1954
Synodontis victoriae Lake Victoria squeaker Africa 35 SL 1906
Synodontis violaceus Africa 30 SL 1919
Synodontis voltae Africa 14.7 TL 1975
Synodontis waterloti Africa 14.1 SL 1962
Synodontis woleuensis Africa 6.5 SL 2008
Synodontis woosnami Upper Zambezi squeaker Africa 20.5 SL 1911
Synodontis xiphias Africa 67.5 SL 1864
Synodontis zambezensis Plain squeaker Africa 43 SL 1852
Synodontis zanzibaricus Eastcoast squeaker Africa 25 TL 1868



Other identification tools in FishBase


Quick Identification
Identification keys
Identification by morphometrics
Identification by pictures:
          If you already know the Family, go to Search FishBase, select Family and click on 'Identification by pictures' to display all available pictures in FishBase for the family.

          If you already know the Country, go to Search FishBase, select Country and click on 'Identification by pictures' to display all available pictures in FishBase for the country.

          If you already know the Ecosystem, go to Search FishBase, select Ecosystem and click on 'Identification by pictures' to display all available pictures in FishBase for the ecosystem.
cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013