Zaireichthys Explained

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:

• Zaireichthys brevis (Boulenger, 1915)
• Zaireichthys camerunensis (Daget & Stauch, 1963)
• Zaireichthys compactus Seegers, 2008
• Zaireichthys conspicuus Eccles, Tweddle & P. H. Skelton, 2011
• Zaireichthys dorae (Poll, 1967) (Chobe sand catlet)
• Zaireichthys flavomaculatus (Pellegrin, 1926)
• Zaireichthys heterurus T. R. Roberts, 2003
• Zaireichthys kafuensis Eccles, Tweddle & P. H. Skelton, 2011
• Zaireichthys kavangoensis Eccles, Tweddle & P. H. Skelton, 2011
• Zaireichthys kunenensis Eccles, Tweddle & P. H. Skelton, 2011
• Zaireichthys lacustris Eccles, Tweddle & P. H. Skelton, 2011
• Zaireichthys mandevillei (Poll, 1959)
• Zaireichthys maravensis Eccles, Tweddle & P. H. Skelton, 2011
• Zaireichthys monomotapa Eccles, Tweddle & P. H. Skelton, 2011
• Zaireichthys pallidus Eccles, Tweddle & P. H. Skelton, 2011
• Zaireichthys rotundiceps (Hilgendorf, 1905) (Spotted sand catlet)
• Zaireichthys wamiensis (Seegers, 1989)
• Zaireichthys zonatus T. R. Roberts, 1967