Atopochilus

Atopochilus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Mochokidae
Genus: Atopochilus
Sauvage, 1879
Type species
Atopochilus savorgnani
Sauvage, 1879
Species

Atopochilus is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Mochokidae. It includes seven species.[1]

Species

A. christyi and A. macrocephalus are known from the Congo River. A. chabanaudi and A. mandevillei originate from the Congo River at Stanley Pool. A. pachychilus is known only from the type locality in the Kasai River of the Congo basin. A. savorgnani inhabits the Upper Ogowe River of the Muni River Basin in Equatorial Guinea, and the Ntem River in southern Cameroon. A. vogti is distributed in the Wami River of Tanzania.[1]

Atopochilus species have their lips and barbels modified into a suckermouth.[2] Atopochilus species range in size from 6.0–14.1 centimetres (2.4–5.6 in) in length.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

A. vogti inhabits small fast streams. It is of possible aquarium value.[9] A. vogti is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List.[10]

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. http://silurus.acnatsci.org/ACSI/library/biblios/2007_Ferraris_Catfish_Checklist.pdf. 
  2. ^ Nelson, Joseph S. (2006). Fishes of the World. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ISBN 0-471-25031-7. 
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2007). "Atopochilus chabanaudi" in FishBase. Aug 2007 version.
  4. ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2007). "Atopochilus christyi" in FishBase. Aug 2007 version.
  5. ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2007). "Atopochilus macrocephalus" in FishBase. Aug 2007 version.
  6. ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2007). "Atopochilus mandevillei" in FishBase. Aug 2007 version.
  7. ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2007). "Atopochilus pachychilus" in FishBase. Aug 2007 version.
  8. ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2007). "Atopochilus savorgnani" in FishBase. Aug 2007 version.
  9. ^ a b Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2007). "Atopochilus vogti" in FishBase. Aug 2007 version.
  10. ^ Hanssens, M & Snoeks, J. (2005). Atopochilus vogti. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 03 August 2007.