Atopochilus pachychilus Pellegrin, 1924
Atopochilus pachychilus
photo by Musschoot, T.

Family:  Mochokidae (Squeakers or upside-down catfishes), subfamily: Chiloglanidinae
Max. size:  8.5 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  Africa: known only from the Lubilonji near Kanda Kanda (Sankuru drainage, middle Congo River basin) (Ref. 78218) in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Oviparous (Ref. 205).
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 16 February 2009 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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