Euchilichthys
| Euchilichthys | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Mochokidae |
| Genus: | Euchilichthys Boulenger, 1900 |
| Type species | |
| Atopochilus guentheri Schilthuis, 1891 | |
Euchilichthys is a genus of upside-down catfishes native to the Congo River Basin in Middle Africa.
Species
There are currently five recognized species in this genus: [1]
- Euchilichthys astatodon (Pellegrin, 1928)
- Euchilichthys boulengeri Nichols & La Monte, 1934
- Euchilichthys dybowskii (Vaillant, 1892)
- Euchilichthys guentheri (Schilthuis, 1891)
- Euchilichthys royauxi Boulenger, 1902
Description
Euchilichthys species have the lips and part of the barbels modified into a suckermouth.[2]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Euchilichthys in FishBase. December 2011 version.
- ↑ Nelson, Joseph S. (2006). Fishes of the World. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ISBN 0-471-25031-7.
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