| Congoglanis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Amphiliidae |
| Subfamily: | Doumeinae |
| Genus: | Congoglanis Ferraris, Vari & P. H. Skelton, 2011 |
| Type species | |
| Doumea alula Nichols & Griscom, 1917 | |
Congoglanis is a genus of loach catfishes found in the Congo River system of Africa. This genus is considered the sister group of all other species in the subfamily Doumeinae. [1]
There are currently four recognized species in this genus: [2] [3]
The Cetopsidae are a small family of catfishes, commonly called the whale catfishes.
The loach catfishes are a family, Amphiliidae, of catfishes. They are widespread in tropical Africa, but are most common in streams at high elevations; most species are able to cling to rocks in fast-flowing streams. The 13 genera contain 68 species.
Trichomycterus is a genus of fish in the family Trichomycteridae, the largest genus of its family with over 170 species currently described. This genus is native to freshwater habitats in Central and South America. These fish are generally small, usually about 5 to 15 cm (2–6 in) in standard length, although the largest, T. rivulatus, can reach more than twice this size. Species differ from one another primarily in body proportions, fin ray counts and colouration. Despite their relatively small size, some, such as T. punctulatus, support fisheries and are important in the local cuisine.
Scoloplax is the only genus in the catfish family Scoloplacidae, the spiny dwarf catfishes.
Olyra is a genus of catfishes of the family Bagridae. This genus occurs throughout South Asia and western Indochina, from India to western Thailand.
Parotocinclus is a genus of fish in the family Loricariidae native to South America. This genus is distributed through almost all hydrographic systems in South America from the Guyana Shield drainages and Amazon Shield tributaries to the coastal drainages of eastern and southeastern Brazil, including the rio São Francisco basin. Most species have the caudal peduncle oval in cross section. It has been found that Characidium species may interact with P. maculicauda. The small Characidium will follow grazing P. maculicauda, which release particulate matter dislodged from the catfish's foraging.
Andersonia leptura is a species of catfish of the family Amphiliidae, and is the only species of the genus Andersonia. This fish grows to about 50.0 cm (19.7 in) in total length; it is found in the Omo, Niger, and Upper Nile Rivers and the Lake Chad basin, and is also known from Lake Debo. Although previously considered to be toothless on the lower jaw, dentition has been found on the premaxilla and the dentary. The teeth are embedded in the mucous sheath that covers the head and extends into the oral cavity, which makes the teeth difficult to see with the naked eye.
Helogenes is a genus of whale catfish found in tropical South America.
Cetopsis is a genus of catfishes of the family Cetopsidae.
Belonoglanis is a genus of catfishes of the family Amphiliidae. Both species occur in the Congo River basin.
Amphilius is a genus of catfishes of the family Amphiliidae.
Phractura is a genus of loach catfishes that occur in Africa.
Doumea is a genus of loach catfishes native to Africa.
Zaireichthys is a genus of loach catfishes of the family Amphiliidae.
Dolichallabes microphthalmus is the only species of airbreathing catfish in the genus Dolichallabes.
Auchenipterus is a genus of driftwood catfishes.
Congoglanis alula is a species of loach catfish found in the Congo River Basin in Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo and possibly in Zambia. It reaches lengths up to 14.1 centimetres (5.6 in) SL.
Tatia is a genus of small South American catfishes belonging to Auchenipteridae, the driftwood catfish family.
Scott Allen Schaefer is an American ichthyologist working at the American Museum of Natural History as the dean of science for collections, exhibitions, and the public understanding of science; he serves as the curator-in-charge, in the department of ichthyology, within the division of vertebrate zoology.
Doumea stilicauda is a species of loach catfish in the genus Doumea. It is only known to live in the So'o River, a tributary of the Nyong River, in Cameroon. Its length reaches 17.5 cm.
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