Euchilichthys is a genus of upside-down catfishes native to the Congo River Basin in Middle Africa.
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Mochokidae |
Genus: | Euchilichthys Boulenger, 1900 |
Type species | |
Atopochilus guentheri Schilthuis, 1891
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Species
editThere 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
editEuchilichthys species have the lips and part of the barbels modified into a suckermouth.[2]
References
edit- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Euchilichthys". FishBase. December 2011 version.
- ^ Nelson, Joseph S. (2006). Fishes of the World. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ISBN 0-471-25031-7.