''Atopodontus adriaensi'' is a species of
upside-down catfish endemic
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to
Gabon
Gabon (; ; snq, Ngabu), officially the Gabonese Republic (french: République gabonaise), is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, it is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north ...
where it occurs in rapids of the
Ivindo,
Okano,
Ngounié and the
Nyanga Rivers. This species grows to a length of
SL. This species is the only described member of its
genus
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.
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.
References
Mochokidae
Fish described in 2008
Catfish of Africa
Fish of Gabon
Endemic fauna of Gabon
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