Atopochilus savorgnani is a species of upside-down catfish native to Cameroon where it is found in the Ntem River, Equatorial Guinea where it occurs in Río Muni and Gabon where it is found in the upper Ogowe River. This species grows to a length of SL. Etymology The catfish is named in honor of Italian explorer Pietro Paolo Savorgnan di Brazzà (1852-1905), who explored the Ogooué River of Gabon (type locality); under French colonial rule, the capital of the Republic of the Congo was named Brazzaville after him and retained by post-colonial rulers. References savorgnani Catfish of Africa Fish of Cameroon Fish of Equatorial Guinea Fish of Gabon Taxa named by Henri Émile Sauvage Fish described in 1879