Atopodontus adriaensi

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Atopodontus adriaensi

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Mochokidae
Genus: Atopodontus
Friel & Vigliotta, 2008
Species:
A. adriaensi
Binomial name
Atopodontus adriaensi

Atopodontus adriaensi is a species of upside-down catfish endemic to Gabon where it occurs in rapids of the Ivindo, Okano, Ngounié and the Nyanga Rivers. This species grows to a length of 10.0 centimetres (3.9 in) SL. This species is the only described member of its genus.[3]

Etymology

The catfish is named in honor of biologist Dominique Adriaens (b. 1970), of the University of Ghent, who brought the existence of this species to the authors’ attention.[4]

References

  1. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182942A8008222.en
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  2. doi:10.1635/0097-3157(2008)157[13:AAANGA]2.0.CO;2
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  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Atopodontus adriaensi" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
  4. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order SILURIFORMES: Families MALAPTERURIDAE, MOCHOKIDAE, SCHILBEIDAE, AUCHENOGLANIDIDAE, CLAROTEIDAE and LACANTUNIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 1 March 2022.


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