Euchilichthys royauxi
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Mochokidae |
Genus: | Euchilichthys |
Species: | E. royauxi
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Binomial name | |
Euchilichthys royauxi Boulenger, 1902
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Euchilichthys royauxi is a species of upside-down catfish native to the Congo Basin of Angola, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia. This species grows to a length of 22 centimetres (8.7 in) TL. Euchilichthys royauxi was named by George Albert Boulenger in 1902 from specimens taken in the Ubangi, its specific name royauxi is in honor of the Belgian officer Louis Joseph Royaux who led the expedition that collected the type specimen.[1]
References
- ^ "Order SILURIFORMES: Families MALAPTERURIDAE, MOCHOKIDAE, SCHILBEIDAE, AUCHENOGLANIDIDAE, CLAROTEIDAE and LACANTUNIIDAE". The ETYFish Project. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- Moelants, T. (2010). "Euchilichthys royauxi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010. IUCN: e.T183017A8029042. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183017A8029042.en. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Euchilichthys royauxi" in FishBase. December 2011 version.