Euchilichthys Explained

Euchilichthys is a genus of upside-down catfishes native to the Congo River Basin in Middle Africa.

Species

There are currently five recognized species in this genus:

• Euchilichthys astatodon (Pellegrin, 1928)
• Euchilichthys boulengeri Nichols & La Monte, 1934
• Euchilichthys dybowskii (Vaillant, 1892)
• Euchilichthys guentheri (Schilthuis, 1891)
• Euchilichthys royauxi Boulenger, 1902

Description

Euchilichthys species have the lips and part of the barbels modified into a suckermouth.^[1]

References

1. Book: Nelson, Joseph S.. Fishes of the World. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2006. 0-471-25031-7.