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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.
From the article Atopodontus on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
In human culture
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 ==
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 94830.