Atopochilus mandevillei is a species of upside-down catfish endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo where it occurs in the Kinsuka Rapids. This species grows to a length of TL. Etymology The catfish is named in honor of J. Th. Mandeville, a fisheries agent working for the government of Leopoldville, now known as Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, who collected some of the species paratype specimens. References mandevillei Freshwater fish of Africa Fish of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Endemic fauna of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Taxa named by Max Poll Fish described in 1959