Atopochilus christyi is a species of upside-down catfish endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It occurs in the Ituri, Itimbri and Kasai Rivers as well as the Kinsuka Rapids and Boyoma Falls. This species grows to a length of 9.5 centimetres (3.7 in) SL.[2]
| Atopochilus christyi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Mochokidae |
| Genus: | Atopochilus |
| Species: | A. christyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Atopochilus christyi Boulenger,1920
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Etymology edit
The catfish is named in honor of Cuthbert Christy (1863-1932), a physician (specializing in sleeping sickness), a zoologist, an explorer, and the Director of the Congo Museum in Tervuren, Belgium, who collected the type specimen.[3]
References edit
- ^ Moelants, T. (2010). "Atopochilus christyi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010. IUCN: e.T182460A7891000. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182460A7891000.en. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Atopochilus christyi" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order SILURIFORMES: Families MALAPTERURIDAE, MOCHOKIDAE, SCHILBEIDAE, AUCHENOGLANIDIDAE, CLAROTEIDAE and LACANTUNIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
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