Atopochilus pachychilus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Siluriformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Siluriformes

Familia: Mochokidae
Subfamilia: Chiloglanidinae
Genus: Atopochilus
Species: Atopochilus pachychilus

Name

Atopochilus pachychilus Pellegrin, 1924

• Syntypes: MNHN 1924-0213 (1); MRAC 14920 (1).

Type locality: Kanda Kanda, Lubilonji [1], Democratic Republic of Congo.

Etymology: The specific name is a combination of the Greek pachys (= thick) and cheilos (= lip), referring to the thick lips of the species.

References

• Pellegrin, J.; 1924: Description d'un Siluridé nouveau récolté au Congo Belge. Revue Zoologique Africaine, 12 (4): 487–489.