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Genera in the family or subfamily Mochokidae: [ 14 ] records

Acanthocleithron Nichols [J. T.] & Griscom [L.] 1917:720 Neut. Acanthocleithron chapini Nichols & Griscom 1917. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Acanthocleithron Nichols & Griscom 1917 -- (Gosse 1986:105 [ref. 6194], Burgess 1989:197 [ref. 12860], Poll & Gosse 1995:203 [ref. 24781], Ferraris 2007:303 [ref. 29155], Vigliotta 2008:121 [ref. 29734]). Current status: Valid as Acanthocleithron Nichols & Griscom 1917. Mochokidae: Mochokinae.

Atopochilus Sauvage [H.-E.] 1879:97 [8] Masc. Atopochilus savorgnani Sauvage 1879. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Atopochilus Sauvage 1879 -- (Gosse 1986:105 [ref. 6194], Burgess 1989:198 [ref. 12860], Roberts 1989:164 [ref. 13302], Poll & Gosse 1995:205 [ref. 24781], Ferraris 2007:303 [ref. 29155], Vigliotta 2008:120 [ref. 29734], Fermon et al. 2007:701 [ref. 30032], Vreven & Milondo 2009:97 [ref. 30416], Vreven & Zamba 2010:359 [ref. 31194], Vreven & Ibala Zamba 2011:359 [ref. 31194], Friel & Vigliotta 2011:1 [ref. 31569]). Current status: Valid as Atopochilus Sauvage 1879. Mochokidae: Chiloglanidinae.

Atopodontus Friel [J. P.] & Vigliotta [T. R.] 2008:14 Masc. Atopodontus adriaensi Friel & Vigliotta 2008. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Atopodontus Friel & Vigliotta 2008 -- (Vigliotta 2008:120 [ref. 29734]). Current status: Valid as Atopodontus Friel & Vigliotta 2008. Mochokidae: Chiloglanidinae.

Brachysynodontis Bleeker [P.] 1862:6 Masc. Synodontis batensoda Rüppell 1832. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Synodontis can be a masculine or feminine Greek noun, treated by some authors as masculine. Bleeker treated Synodontis as masculine (also in his other combinations), so we treat his new genus also as masculine. •Valid as Brachysynodontis Bleeker 1862, within Synodontis sensu lato -- (Paugy in Lévêque et al. 1992:515 [ref. 21590]). •Valid as Brachysynodontis Bleeker 1862 -- (Poll 1971:38 [ref. 7700], Gosse 1986:106 [ref. 6194], Burgess 1989:195 [ref. 12860], Poll & Gosse 1995:201 [ref. 24781], Ferraris 2007:304 [ref. 29155]). •Synonym of Synodontis Cuvier 1816 -- (Willoughby 1994:25 [ref. 22047]). Current status: Synonym of Synodontis Cuvier 1816. Mochokidae: Mochokinae.

Chiloglanis Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1868:599 Masc. Chiloglanis deckenii Peters 1868. Type by monotypy. Also appeared as new in Peters 1869:144 [ref. 27674]. Spelling of subfamily Chiloglaninae changed on 22 Feb, 2014. If based on the Greek glanis, the gender would be feminine (Endruweit 2025:189 [ref. 42401]). •Valid as Chiloglanis Peters 1868 -- (Gosse 1986:107 [ref. 6194], Burgess 1989:197 [ref. 12860], Roberts 1989 [ref. 13302], Lévêque et al. 1989:120 [ref. 26480], Paugy et al. 1990:340 [ref. 26477], Roberts in Lévêque et al. 1992:500 [ref. 21590], Poll & Gosse 1995:205 [ref. 24781], Seegers 1996:213 [ref. 23725], Dankwa et al. 1999:37 [ref. 28023], Ng & Bailey 2006:1 [ref. 28512], Ferraris 2007:304 [ref. 29155], Fermon et al. 2007:703 [ref. 30032], Friel & Vigliotta 2008:21 [ref. 29727], Vigliotta 2008:120 [ref. 29734], Vreven & Milondo 2009:97 [ref. 30416], Vreven & Ibala Zamba 2010:359 [ref. 31194], Vreven & Ibala Zamba 2011:359 [ref. 31194], Friel & Vigliotta 2011:1 [ref. 31569], Marshall 2011:171 [ref. 31755], Birindelli 2014:534 [ref. 33501], Schmidt et al. 2015:45 [ref. 34034], Schmidt et al. 2017:301 [ref. 35407], Schmidt & Barrientos 2019:507 [ref. 36897], Kashindye et al. 2021:1 [ref. 38738], Schmidt et al. 2023:376 [ref. 40337], Mutizwa et al. 2024:57 [ref. 41001], Mutizwa et al. 2025:261 [ref. 42188], Vigliotta et al. 2025:1 [ref. 42408]). Current status: Valid as Chiloglanis Peters 1868. Mochokidae: Chiloglanidinae.

Euchilichthys Boulenger [G. A.] 1900:522 Fem. Atopochilus guentheri Schilthuis 1891. Type by subsequent designation. •Valid as Euchilichthys Boulenger 1900 -- (Gosse 1986:113 [ref. 6194], Burgess 1989:198 [ref. 12860], Roberts 1989:164 [ref. 13302], Poll & Gosse 1995:205 [ref. 24781], Ferraris 2007:308 [ref. 29155], Friel & Vigliotta 2008:21 [ref. 29727], Vigliotta 2008:121 [ref. 29734], Friel & Vigliotta 2011:1 [ref. 31569]). Current status: Valid as Euchilichthys Boulenger 1900. Mochokidae: Chiloglanidinae.

Hemisynodontis Bleeker [P.] 1862:6 Masc. Pimelodus membranaceus Geoffroy St. Hilaire 1809. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Bleeker used membranaceus in combination with his new genus, so we treat the gender as masculine. •Valid within Synodontis sensu lato -- (Paugy in Lévêque et al. 1992:513 [ref. 21590]). •Valid as Hemisynodontis Bleeker 1862 -- (Poll 1971:32 [ref. 7700], Gosse 1986:114 [ref. 6194], Burgess 1989:195 [ref. 12860], Poll & Gosse 1995:203 [ref. 24781], Ferraris 2007:309 [ref. 29155]). •Synonym of Synodontis Cuvier 1816, but a valid subgenus Hemisynodontis -- (Dankwa et al. 1999:38 [ref. 28023]). •Synonym of Synodontis Cuvier 1816 -- (Willoughby 1994:25 [ref. 22047]). Current status: Synonym of Synodontis Cuvier 1816. Mochokidae: Mochokinae.

Leiosynodontis Bleeker [P.] 1862:6 Masc. Synodontis maculosus Rüppell 1829. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Bleeker used maculosus in combination with his new genus, so we treat the gender as masculine. •Synonym of Synodontis Cuvier 1816 -- (Poll 1971:43 [ref. 7700], Gosse 1986:117 [ref. 6194], Paugy in Lévêque et al. 1992:516 [ref. 21590], Ferraris 2007:311 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Synodontis Cuvier 1816. Mochokidae: Mochokinae.

Microsynodontis Boulenger [G. A.] 1903:26 Masc. Microsynodontis batesii Boulenger 1903. Type by monotypy. Synodontis is regarded by some authors as a feminine Greek noun. In the original description no gender was given, so the gender is regarded as masculine, as was done by most authors. •Valid as Microsynodontis Boulenger 1903 -- (Gosse 1986:116 [ref. 6194], Burgess 1989:197 [ref. 12860], Paugy et al. 1990:340 [ref. 26477], Paugy in Lévêque et al. 1992:513 [ref. 21590], Poll & Gosse 1995:203 [ref. 24781], Ng 2004:2 [ref. 27697], Ferraris 2007:309 [ref. 29155], Vigliotta 2008:121 [ref. 29734], Fermon et al. 2007:713 [ref. 30032], Vreven & Milondo 2009:97 [ref. 30416], Vreven & Ibala Zamba 2010:359 [ref. 31194], Vreven & Ibala Zamba 2011:359 [ref. 31194]). Current status: Valid as Microsynodontis Boulenger 1903. Mochokidae: Mochokinae.

Mochokiella Howes [G. J.] 1980:165 Fem. Mochokiella paynei Howes 1980. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Mochokiella Howes 1980 -- (Gosse 1986:116 [ref. 6194], Burgess 1989:197 [ref. 12860], Paugy et al. 1990:340 [ref. 26477], Paugy in Lévêque et al. 1992:514 [ref. 21590], Poll & Gosse 1995:203 [ref. 24781], Ferraris 2007:310 [ref. 29155], Vigliotta 2008:121 [ref. 29734], Birindelli 2014:534 [ref. 33501]). Current status: Valid as Mochokiella Howes 1980. Mochokidae: Mochokinae.

Mochokus Joannis [L. de] 1835:Pl. 8 (3 pp.) Masc. Mochokus niloticus Joannis 1835. Type by monotypy. Mochocus Günther 1864:217 [ref. 1974] is an unjustified emendation (see also Briggs 1961:163 [ref. 13439]). •Valid as Mochokus Joannis 1835 -- (Gosse 1986:117 [ref. 6194], Paugy in Lévêque et al. 1992:512 [ref. 21590], Poll & Gosse 1995:203 [ref. 24781], Ferraris 2007:310 [ref. 29155], Vigliotta 2008:121 [ref. 29734], Birindelli 2014:534 [ref. 33501]). Current status: Valid as Mochokus Joannis 1835. Mochokidae: Mochokinae.

Pseudosynodontis Bleeker [P.] 1862:6 Masc. Synodontis serratus Rüppell 1829. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Bleeker used serratus in combination with his new genus, so we treat the gender as masculine. •Synonym of Synodontis Cuvier 1816 -- (Poll 1971:43 [ref. 7700], Gosse 1986:117 [ref. 6194], Paugy in Lévêque et al. 1992:516 [ref. 21590], Ferraris 2007:311 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Synodontis Cuvier 1816. Mochokidae: Mochokinae.

Rhinoglanis Günther [A.] 1864:216 Masc. Rhinoglanis typus Günther 1864. Type by monotypy (also by use of typus). •Synonym of Mochokus Joannis 1835 -- (Ferraris 2007:310 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Mochokus Joannis 1835. Mochokidae: Mochokinae.

Synodontis (subgenus of Pimelodus) Cuvier [G.] 1816:203 Masc. Silurus clarias Linnaeus 1758. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Bleeker 1862:6 [ref. 393]. Apparently Synodontes Minding 1832:116 is the same. Synodontis is regarded as a feminine Greek noun by some, but masculine by others -- conclusion uncertain; see Schraml 2011:23 [ref. 31313]. However, it should be known that all early authors, such as Günther, Bleeker, Boulenger, Vaillant, Pellegrin, Poll, Vinciguerra, Pfeffer and Peters all treated Synodontis as masculine. Also the Code states that if a genus can be regarded as masculine or feminine, then it is to be treated as masculine. Therefore, we treat Synodontis as masculine, unlike Ferraris 2007. •Valid as Synodontis Cuvier 1816 -- (Poll 1971:43 [ref. 7700], Gosse 1986:117 [ref. 6194], Paugy 1987:357 [ref. 6738], Burgess 1989:195 [ref. 12860], Lévêque et al. 1989:120 [ref. 26480], Paugy & Bénech 1989:303 [ref. 26478], Paugy et al. 1990:340 [ref. 26477], Skelton & White 1990:277 [ref. 13608], Paugy in Lévêque et al. 1992:515 [ref. 21590], Willoughby 1994:25 [ref. 22047], Poll & Gosse 1995:201 [ref. 24781], Seegers 1996:220 [ref. 23725], Dankwa et al. 1999:37 [ref. 28023] dated 1817, Friel & Vigliotta 2006:45 [ref. 28580], Wright & Page 2006:104 [ref. 28885] dated 1817, Ferraris 2007:311 [ref. 29155], Grant 2008:14 [ref. 29668], Friel & Sullivan 2008:3 [ref. 29726], Vigliotta 2008:121 [ref. 29734], Musschoot & Lalèyè 2008:1303 [ref. 29749], De Weirdt et al. 2008:122 [ref. 29869], Fermon et al. 2007:729 [ref. 30032], Vreven & Milondo 2009:97 [ref. 30416], Vreven & Ibala Zamba 2010:359 [ref. 31194], Schraml 2011:27 [ref. 31440], Schraml 2011:18 [ref. 31313], Vreven & Ibala Zamba 2011:359 [ref. 31194], Marshall 2011:175 [ref. 31755], Kasongo Ilunga et al. 2020:1142 [ref. 36894], De Weirdt et al. 2021:1 [ref. 38741], Englmaier et al. 2024:4 [ref. 41715]). Current status: Valid as Synodontis Cuvier 1816. Mochokidae: Mochokinae.