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Atopochilus savorgnani is a species of upside-down catfish native to Cameroon where it is found in the Ntem River, Equatorial Guinea where it occurs in Río Muni and Gabon where it is found in the upper Ogowe River.

Atopochilus savorgnani
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Mochokidae
Genus:	Atopochilus
Species:	A. savorgnani
Binomial name
Atopochilus savorgnani Sauvage, 1879

This species grows to a length of 9 centimetres (3.5 in) SL.[2]

Etymology

The catfish is named in honor of Italian explorer Pietro Paolo Savorgnan di Brazzà (1852-1905), who explored the Ogooué River of Gabon (type locality); under French colonial rule, the capital of the Republic of the Congo was named Brazzaville after him and retained by post-colonial rulers. [3]

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