Atopochilus savorgnani

Atopochilus savorgnani is a species of upside-down catfish native to Cameroon where it is found in the Ntem River, Equatorial Guinea where it occurs in Río Muni and Gabon where it is found in the upper Ogowe River.

Atopochilus savorgnani

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Mochokidae
Genus: Atopochilus
Species:
A. savorgnani
Binomial name
Atopochilus savorgnani
Sauvage, 1879

This species grows to a length of 9 centimetres (3.5 in) SL.[2]

References

  1. Moelants, T. (2010). "Atopochilus savorgnani". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2010: e.T182219A7834018. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182219A7834018.en. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Atopochilus savorgnani" in FishBase. December 2011 version.


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