Atopochilus vogti

Atopochilus vogti is a species of upside-down catfish endemic to Tanzania where it occurs in the Wami River. This species grows to a length of 12.6 centimetres (5.0 in) TL.^[2]

Atopochilus vogti
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Mochokidae
Genus:	Atopochilus
Species:	A. vogti
Binomial name
Atopochilus vogti Pellegrin, 1922

Etymology

The catfish is named in honor of monsignor Franz Xaver Vogt (1870-1943), who was a German Catholic Missionary in Bagamoyo, German East Africa , which is now Tanzania, who sent the type specimen to the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle in Paris.^[3]