Euchilichthys

Taxobox
name = "Euchilichthys"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Siluriformes
familia = Mochokidae
genus = "Euchilichthys"
genus_authority = Boulenger, 1900
type_species = "Atopochilus guentheri"
type_species_authority = Schilthuis, 1891
subdivision_ranks = Binomial name
subdivision =
"Euchilichthys astatodon"
(Pellegrin, 1928)
"Euchilichthys boulengeri"
Nichols & La Monte, 1934
"Euchilichthys dybowskii"
(Vaillant, 1892)
"Euchilichthys guentheri"
(Schilthuis, 1891)
"Euchilichthys royauxi"
Boulenger, 1902

"Euchilichthys" is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Mochokidae. It includes five species, "E. astatodon", "E. boulengeri", "E. dybowskii", "E. guentheri", and "E. royauxi".cite journal|url=http://silurus.acnatsci.org/ACSI/library/biblios/2007_Ferraris_Catfish_Checklist.pdf|title=Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types|first=Carl J., Jr.|last=Ferraris|journal=Zootaxa|volume=1418|pages=1–628|year=2007|format=PDF]

"E. astatodon" and "E. boulengeri" originate from the Kasai River. "E. dybowskii" inhabits the Ja River of the Congo River basin in Cameroon. "E. guentheri" is known from the Congo River basin, up to the Bangweulu River system. "E. royauxi" is distributed in the Congo River basin, up to the Moero Lake system.

"Euchilichthys" species have the lips and part of the barbels modified into a suckermouth.cite book|title=Fishes of the World|last=Nelson|first=Joseph S.|publisher=John Wiley & Sons, Inc|year=2006|isbn=0-471-25031-7] "E. boulengeri" and "E. dybowskii" are smaller species, growing to about 9.7 centimetres TL and 11.2 cm TL respectively.FishBase species|genus=Euchilichthys|species=boulengeri|year=2007|month=Aug] FishBase species|genus=Euchilichthys|species=dybowskii|year=2007|month=Aug] "E. astatodon", "E. guentheri", and "E. royauxi" grow to about 18.05–22.0 cm ( in) TL.FishBase species|genus=Euchilichthys|species=astatodon|year=2007|month=Aug] FishBase species|genus=Euchilichthys|species=guentheri|year=2007|month=Aug] FishBase species|genus=Euchilichthys|species=royauxi|year=2007|month=Aug]

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