Atopochilus vogti
Atopochilus vogti is a species of upside-down catfish endemic to Tanzania where it occurs in the Wami River. This species grows to a length of 12.6 centimetres (5.0 in) TL.[2]
| Atopochilus vogti | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Mochokidae |
| Genus: | Atopochilus |
| Species: | A. vogti |
| Binomial name | |
| Atopochilus vogti Pellegrin, 1922 | |
Etymology
The catfish is named in honor of monsignor Franz Xaver Vogt (1870-1943), who was a German Catholic Missionary in Bagamoyo, German East Africa , which is now Tanzania, who sent the type specimen to the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle in Paris.[3]
References
- Hanssens, M.; Snoeks, J. (2006). "Atopochilus vogti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T61236A12452368. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T61236A12452368.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Atopochilus vogti" 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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