Zaireichthys
Zaireichthys | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Amphiliidae |
Subfamily: | Leptoglanidinae |
Genus: | Zaireichthys T. R. Roberts, 1967 |
Type species | |
Zaireichthys zonatus Roberts, 1967
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Zaireichthys is a genus of loach catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Amphiliidae.
Distribution[]
Zaireichthys species are found in Africa.
Description[]
Zaireichthys species are quite small ranging from 2.1 cm (P. lacustris) to 3.9 cm (P. flavomaculatus) in length.
Species[]
There are currently 18 described species in this genus:[1]
- Zaireichthys brevis (Boulenger, 1915)
- Zaireichthys camerunensis (Daget & , 1963)
- Seegers, 2008
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- Zaireichthys dorae (Poll, 1967) (Chobe sand catlet)
- Zaireichthys flavomaculatus (Pellegrin, 1926)
- Zaireichthys heterurus T. R. Roberts, 2003
- , & , 2011
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- Zaireichthys mandevillei (Poll, 1959)
- , & , 2011
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- Zaireichthys rotundiceps (Hilgendorf, 1905) (Spotted sand catlet)
- Zaireichthys wamiensis (Seegers, 1989)
- Zaireichthys zonatus T. R. Roberts, 1967
References[]
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Zaireichthys in FishBase. December 2011 version.
Categories:
- Amphiliidae
- Fish of Africa
- Catfish genera
- Taxa named by Tyson R. Roberts
- Freshwater fish genera