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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Mochokiella paynei Howes, 1980 |
| Common Name(s) | Payne's Catfish |
| Type Locality | Kassawe Forest Reserve, Sierra Leone. |
| Etymology | Mochokiella: From the Latin diminutive suffix -ella; in reference to the small size of the fish (literally: "a small Mochokus"). |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 55mm (2.2") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa: known from the type locality, Kassawe Forest Reserve, Sierra Leone. African Waters  , Sierra Leone Rivers, Kassawe Forest Reserve (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Temperature | 22.0-24.0°C or 71.6-75.2°F (Show others within this range) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Bull. Br. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Zool.v. 38 (no. 3) - pp165 - Figs. 1, 2b |
| Registered Keepers | (1) Floody, (2) Silurus, (3) Dave Rinaldo, (4) Dinyar, (5) jippo (k: 17), (6) The.Dark.One, (7) Richard B (k: 4), (8) Birger (k: 5), (9) sidguppy (k: 6), (10) Marc van Arc (k: 4), (11) Armadillo Del Rio. Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2006 Aug 01 09:29 (species record created: 2001 Apr 21 00:00) |
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