Mochokidae
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{{Taxobox
| color = pink
| name = Mochokidae
| regnum = Animalia
| phylum = Chordata
| classis = Actinopterygii
| ordo = Siluriformes
| familia = Mochokidae
| subdivision_ranks = Genera
| subdivision =
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. They range in size from 1" to 18"Template:Fish-stub