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Scientific Name	**Atopochilus savorgnani** Sauvage, 1879
Common Name
Type Locality	Falls of Doumé, Ogooué River at Doumé, Gabon.
Etymology	Atopochilus: From the Greek atopos, meaning strange, and cheilos, meaning lip; in reference to the unusual oral morphology.
Species Information
Size	90mm or 3.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Sexing	The anal fin of males is larger than that of females.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Africa: Upper Ogowe in Gabon, Rio Muni in Equatorial Guinea and Ntem river in southern Cameroon. African Waters, Gabon Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Equatorial Guinea Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Cameroon waters, Southern Cameroon Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , 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	Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 3, pp 98 [9].
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 00:43 (species record created: 2009 Sep 02 13:03)