Atopochilus pachychilus

Atopochilus pachychilus is a species of upside-down catfish endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo where it occurs in the Lubilonji River in the vicinity of Kanda Kanda. This species grows to a length of 8.5 centimetres (3.3 in) TL.[2]

Atopochilus pachychilus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Mochokidae
Genus: Atopochilus
Species:
A. pachychilus
Binomial name
Atopochilus pachychilus
Pellegrin, 1924

References

  1. Moelants, T. (2010). "Atopochilus pachychilus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T182876A7991841. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182876A7991841.en. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Atopochilus pachychilus" in FishBase. December 2011 version.


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