Biology:Atopochilus savorgnani

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Atopochilus savorgnani
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Mochokidae
Genus: Atopochilus
Species:
A. savorgnani
Binomial name
Atopochilus savorgnani
Sauvage, 1879

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.

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

Etymology

The catfish is named in honor of Italian explorer Pietro Paolo Savorgnan di Brazzà (1852-1905), who explored the Ogooué River of Gabon (type locality); under French colonial rule, the capital of the Republic of the Congo was named Brazzaville after him and retained by post-colonial rulers. [3]

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. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/182219/0. Retrieved 13 January 2018. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Atopochilus savorgnani" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
  3. "Order SILURIFORMES: Families MALAPTERURIDAE, MOCHOKIDAE, SCHILBEIDAE, AUCHENOGLANIDIDAE, CLAROTEIDAE and LACANTUNIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/siluriformes8/. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1096397 entry