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| Scientific Name | Atopochilus pachychilus Pellegrin, 1924 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Kanda Kanda, Lubilonji, Democratic Republic of Congo. |
| Etymology | Atopochilus: From the Greek atopos, meaning strange, and cheilos, meaning lip; in reference to the unusual oral morphology. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 85mm or 3.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa: known from the type locality, Kanda kanda, tributaire du Kasaï, affluent du Congo. African Waters, Congo, Lower Congo, Kasai (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Data Deficient , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2009. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Revue Zoologique Africaine v. 12 (no. 4), pp 487. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.13.263.4480 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 02 00:43 (species record created: 2012 Nov 24 03:29) |