Euchilichthys

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Euchilichthys
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Siluriformes Family: Mochokidae Genus: Euchilichthys Boulenger, 1900
Type species
Atopochilus guentheri Schilthuis, 1891
Binomial name
Euchilichthys astatodon (Pellegrin, 1928) Euchilichthys boulengeri Nichols & La Monte, 1934 Euchilichthys dybowskii (Vaillant, 1892) Euchilichthys guentheri (Schilthuis, 1891) Euchilichthys royauxi Boulenger, 1902

Euchilichthys is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Mochokidae. It includes five species, E. astatodon, E. boulengeri, E. dybowskii, E. guentheri, and E. royauxi.^[1]

E. astatodon and E. boulengeri originate from the Kasai River. E. dybowskii inhabits the Ja River of the Congo River basin in Cameroon. E. guentheri is known from the Congo River basin, up to the Bangweulu River system. E. royauxi is distributed in the Congo River basin, up to the Moero Lake system.^[1]

Euchilichthys species have the lips and part of the barbels modified into a suckermouth.^[2] E. boulengeri and E. dybowskii are smaller species, growing to about 9.7 centimetres TL and 11.2 cm TL respectively.^[3][4] E. astatodon, E. guentheri, and E. royauxi grow to about 18.05–22.0 cm ( in) TL.^[5][6][7]

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} Ferraris, Carl J., Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa 1418: 1–628. 
2. ^ Nelson, Joseph S. (2006). Fishes of the World. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ISBN 0-471-25031-7. 
3. ^ "Euchilichthys boulengeri". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. Aug 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.
4. ^ "Euchilichthys dybowskii". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. Aug 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.
5. ^ "Euchilichthys astatodon". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. Aug 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.
6. ^ "Euchilichthys guentheri". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. Aug 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.
7. ^ "Euchilichthys royauxi". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. Aug 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.