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| Scientific Name | Atopochilus macrocephalus Boulenger, 1906 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Junction of Cambo and Kwango [or Cuango] rivers at Fort Don Carlos, Loanda District, Angola. |
| Etymology | Atopochilus: From the Greek atopos, meaning strange, and cheilos, meaning lip; in reference to the unusual oral morphology. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 75mm or 3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa: Congo basin. African Waters, Congo (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 | Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 17 (no. 97) (art. 16), pp 112. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
| Forum BBCode | |
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 | Look up A. macrocephalus on Fishbase |
 | Look up A. macrocephalus on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up A. macrocephalus on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.13.263.4479 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 02 00:43 (species record created: 2012 Nov 24 03:28) |