Mochokidae

family of catfishes
Taxon taxon Q1362832
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Mochokidae

Summary

Mochokidae is a taxon[1]. Mochokidae ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (71 views/month, #1,604 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Mochokidae's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Mochokidae is classified at the rank of family[4].
  • Mochokidae belongs to the parent taxon Siluriformes[5].
  • Mochokidae is classified within Siluroidei[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Mochokidae is Mochokidae[7].
  • Mochokidae's Commons category is recorded as Mochokidae[8].
  • Mochokidae's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mochokidae[9].
  • Mochokidae's code of nomenclature is recorded as International Code of Zoological Nomenclature[10].
  • Mochokidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Fiederbartwelse'}[11].
  • Mochokidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Squeakers or Upside-down Catfish'}[12].
  • Mochokidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'サカサナマズ科'}[13].
  • Mochokidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Baardmeervallen'}[14].
  • Mochokidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Pierzastowąsowate'}[15].
  • Mochokidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'knurremallefamilien'}[16].

Body

Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Mochokidae is Mochokidae[7]. Mochokidae is classified at the rank of family[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Siluriformes[5] and Siluroidei[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Fiederbartwelse'}[11], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Squeakers or Upside-down Catfish'}[12], {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'サカサナマズ科'}[13], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Baardmeervallen'}[14], {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Pierzastowąsowate'}[15], and {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'knurremallefamilien'}[16].

Identifiers

Mochokidae's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 85901[17]. Mochokidae's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 31000[18]. Mochokidae's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 5095[19]. Mochokidae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5160[20]. Mochokidae's ITIS TSN is recorded as 164145[21].

Why It Matters

Mochokidae ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (71 views/month, #1,604 of 195,241).[2] Mochokidae has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] Mochokidae is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Catalog of Fishes. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [21] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [20] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Mochokidae. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/mochokidae
MLA “Mochokidae.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/mochokidae.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_mochokidae_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Mochokidae}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/mochokidae}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Mochokidae — https://4ort.xyz/entity/mochokidae (retrieved 2026-05-03)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/mochokidae · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon Siluriformes, Siluroidei
    Instance of taxon
    Aliases
    Taxon rank family
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007541022205171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.