Atopodontus adriaensi, a new genus and species of African suckermouth catfish from the Ogooué and Nyanga River systems of Gabon (Siluriformes: Mochokidae)

John P. Friel; Thomas R. Vigliotta

doi:10.1635/0097-3157(2008)157[13:AAANGA]2.0.CO;2

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1 July 2008 Atopodontus adriaensi, a new genus and species of African suckermouth catfish from the Ogooué and Nyanga River systems of Gabon (Siluriformes: Mochokidae)

John P. Friel, Thomas R. Vigliotta

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Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 157(1):13-23 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1635/0097-3157(2008)157[13:AAANGA]2.0.CO;2

Abstract

Atopodontus adriaensi, a new genus and species of suckermouthed mochokid catfish, is described from the Ogooué and Nyanga basins of Gabon. It superficially resembles Atopochilus savorgnani, and is known to co-occur with this species at several localities. This new taxon can be distinguished from all other chiloglanidin species by a combination of features including robust mandibular teeth arranged in transverse rows that are approximately 66% of the width of the paired premaxillary tooth patches, and the presence of an anteriorly directed cavity located dorsal to the lower lip and ventral to the oral cavity.

New taxa: Atopodontus Friel and Vigliotta, Atopodontus adriaensi Friel and Vigliotta

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John P. Friel and Thomas R. Vigliotta "Atopodontus adriaensi, a new genus and species of African suckermouth catfish from the Ogooué and Nyanga River systems of Gabon (Siluriformes: Mochokidae)," Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 157(1), 13-23, (1 July 2008). https://doi.org/10.1635/0097-3157(2008)157[13:AAANGA]2.0.CO;2

Published: 1 July 2008

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