Atopochilus christyi Boulenger, 1920
Atopochilus christyi
photo by RMCA / Mark Hanssens

Family:  Mochokidae (Squeakers or upside-down catfishes), subfamily: Chiloglanidinae
Max. size:  9.5 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  Africa: Kinsuka rapids just below Stanley Pool (=Pool Malebo) (Ref. 41585), rivers Ituri (Ref. 42480, 106290), Itimbiri (Ref. 41590, 106290), Lindi-Tshopo (Ref. 106290), middle Congo (Ref. 106245) and Kasai (Ref. 41591), and Stanley (=Wagenia) Falls (Ref. 42480, 106245) in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Oviparous (Ref. 205).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 February 2009 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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