Congoglanis Explained

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]

Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:

• Congoglanis alula (Nichols & Griscom, 1917)
• Congoglanis howesi Vari, Ferraris & P. H. Skelton, 2012^[2]
• Congoglanis inga Ferraris, Vari & P. H. Skelton, 2011
• Congoglanis sagitta Ferraris, Vari & P. H. Skelton, 2011

Notes and References

1. Ferraris, C.J. Jr., Vari, R.P. & Skelton, P.H. (2011): A new genus of African loach catfish (Siluriformes: Amphiliidae) from the Congo River basin, the sister-group to all other genera of the Doumeinae, with the description of two new species. Copeia, 2011: 477–489.
2. Vari, R.P., Ferraris, C.J., Jr. & Skelton, P.H. (2012): New Species of Congoglanis (Siluriformes: Amphiliidae) from the Southern Congo River Basin. Copeia, 2012 (4): 626-630.