Congoglanis inga

Congoglanis inga
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Amphiliidae
Genus:	Congoglanis
Species:	C. inga
Binomial name
	Congoglanis inga; Ferraris, Vari, P. H. Skelton, 2011

Last updated December 19, 2025

Congoglanis inga is a species of catfish in the genus Congoglanis . It lives in the Congo River near the Inga I Dam in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its length reaches 11.1 cm.^[1]^[2]

Etymology

The fish is named after the Inga Rapids, which is near the type locality in the lower Congo River, Democratic Republic of the Congo.^[3]

References

↑ "Congoglanis inga : fisheries". FishBase . Retrieved 2022-02-12.
↑ "Congoglanis inga • Amphiliidae • Cat-eLog". www.planetcatfish.com. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
↑ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Family AMPHILIIDAE Regan 1911 (Loach Catfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 15 December 2025.

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[1] "Congoglanis inga : fisheries". FishBase . Retrieved 2022-02-12.

[2] "Congoglanis inga • Amphiliidae • Cat-eLog". www.planetcatfish.com. Retrieved 2022-02-12.

[ETYFish-3] Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Family AMPHILIIDAE Regan 1911 (Loach Catfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 15 December 2025.

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