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Loach Catfishes [=Amphiliidae] FAMILY Amphiliidae Regan, 1911 - loach catfishes SUBFAMILY Amphiliinae Regan, 1911 - loach catfishes [=Amphiliidae] GENUS Amphilius Günther, 1864 - mountain catfishes [=Anoplopterus, Chimarrhoglanis] Species Amphilius atesuensis Boulenger, 1904 - Atesu mountain catfish [=pictus] Species Amphilius athiensis Thomson & Page, 2010 - Athi mountain catfish Species Amphilius brevis Boulenger, 1902 - Lindi mountain catfish [=multipunctata] Species Amphilius caudosignatus Skelton, 2007 - Ogowe mountain catfish Species Amphilius chalei Seegers, 2008 - Ruhuhu mountain catfish Species Amphilius crassus Thomson & Hilber, in Thomson et al., 2015 - Sonjo River mountain catfish Species Amphilius cryptobullatus Skelton, 1986 - Luongo mountain catfish Species Amphilius dimonikensis Skelton, 2007 - Mpoulou mountain catfish Species Amphilius frieli Thomson & Page, in Thomson et al., 2015 - Tswishi mountain catfish Species Amphilius grammatophorus Pellegrin, 1913 - Kikoulo River mountain catfish Species Amphilius grandis Boulenger, 1905 - Chania mountain catfish [=oxyrhinus] Species Amphilius jacksonii Boulenger, 1912 - marbled mountain catfish Species Amphilius kakrimensis Teugels et al., 1987 - Kakrima mountain catfish Species Amphilius kivuensis Pellegrin, 1933 - Kivu mountain catfish Species Amphilius korupi Skelton, 2007 - Owaye mountain catfish Species Amphilius krefftii Boulenger, 1911 - Tsavo mountain catfish Species Amphilius lamani Lönnberg & Rendahl, 1920 - Kingoyi mountain catfish Species Amphilius lampei Pietschmann, 1913 - Harrar mountain catfish Species Amphilius laticaudatus Skelton, 1984 - broadtail mountain catfish Species Amphilius lentiginosus Trewavas, 1936 - Cuvo mountain catfish Species Amphilius longirostris (Boulenger, 1901) - Batanga mountain catfish Species Amphilius lujani Thomson & Page, in Thomson et al., 2015 - Manafwa River mountain catfish Species Amphilius maesii Boulenger, 1919 - Mai-Ndombe mountain catfish Species Amphilius mamonekenensis Skelton, 2007 - Loubomo mountain catfish Species Amphilius natalensis Boulenger, 1917 - Natal mountain catfish Species Amphilius nigricaudatus Pellegrin, 1909 - Ngomo mountain catfish Species Amphilius opisthophthalmus Boulenger, 1919 - Oshwe mountain catfish Species Amphilius pedunculus Thomson & Page, in Thomson et al., 2015 - Malagarasi River mountain catfish Species Amphilius platychir (Günther, 1864) - mountain barbel [=brivipinna, inaequalis, marmoratus] Species Amphilius pulcher Pellegrin, 1929 - Louesse mountain catfish [=ephippiata] Species Amphilius rheophilus Daget, 1959 - Gambian mountain catfish Species Amphilius ruziziensis Thomson & Page, in Thomson et al., 2015 - Lufiro River mountain catfish Species Amphilius uranoscopus (Pfeffer, 1889) - stargazer mountain catfish [=brevidorsalis, cubangoensis, hargeri, leroyi, transvaaliensis] Species Amphilius zairensis Skelton, 1986 - Lufu mountain catfish GENUS Paramphilius Pellegrin, 1907 - loach catfishes Species Paramphilius baudoni (Pellegrin, 1928) - Passa loach catfish [=uniformis] Species Paramphilius firestonei Schultz, 1942 - Firestone's loach catfish Species Paramphilius goodi Harry, 1953 - Bikui loach catfish Species Paramphilius teugelsi Skelton, 1989 - Scarcies loach catfish Species Paramphilius trichomycteroides Pellegrin, 1907 - Guinea loach catfish SUBFAMILY Leptoglaninae Roberts, 2003 - loach catfishes [=Leptoglanidinae] GENUS Dolichamphilius Roberts, 2003 - loach catfishes Species Dolichamphilius brieni (Poll, 1959) - Poll's Congolese loach catfish Species Dolichamphilius longiceps Roberts, 2003 - Lualaba loach catfish GENUS Leptoglanis Boulenger, 1902 - loach catfishes Species Leptoglanis bouilloni Poll, 1959 - Bouillon's loach catfish Species Leptoglanis xenognathus Boulenger, 1902 - Ubangi loach catfish GENUS Psammphiletria Roberts, 2003 - loach catfishes Species Psammphiletria delicata Roberts, 2003 - Robert's loach catfish Species Psammphiletria nasuta Roberts, 2003 - Robert's Ubangi loach catfish GENUS Tetracamphilius Roberts, 2003 - loach catfishes Species Tetracamphilius angustifrons (Boulenger, 1902) - Boulenger's Ubangi loach catfish Species Tetracamphilius clandestinus Roberts, 2003 - clandestine loach catfish Species Tetracamphilius notatus (Nichols & Griscom, 1917) - Faradje loach catfish Species Tetracamphilius pectinatus Roberts, 2003 - Luala loach catfish GENUS Zaireichthys Roberts, 1968 - loach catfishes Species Zaireichthys brevis (Boulenger, 1915) - Lubumbashi loach catfish Species Zaireichthys camerunensis (Daget & Stauch, 1963) - Benue loach catfish Species Zaireichthys compactus Seegers, 2008 - Rutukira loach catfish Species Zaireichthys conspicuus Eccles et al., 2011 - Impalila loach catfish Species Zaireichthys dorae (Poll, 1967) - Chobe sand catlet Species Zaireichthys flavomaculatus (Pellegrin, 1926) - Pellegrin's Lulua loach catfish Species Zaireichthys heterurus Roberts, 2003 - Avokoko loach catfish Species Zaireichthys kafuensis Eccles et al., 2011 - Eccles' Kafue loach catfish Species Zaireichthys kavangoensis Eccles et al., 2011 - Kavango loach catfish Species Zaireichthys kunenensis Eccles et al., 2011 - Kunene loach catfish Species Zaireichthys lacustris Eccles et al., 2011 - Eccles' Malawi loach catfish Species Zaireichthys mandevillei (Poll, 1959) - Mandeville's loach catfish Species Zaireichthys maravensis Eccles et al., 2011 - Eccles' Rukuru loach catfish Species Zaireichthys monomotapa Eccles et al., 2011 - Save loach catfish [=rhodesiensis] Species Zaireichthys pallidus Eccles et al., 2011 - Kwando loach catfish Species Zaireichthys rotundiceps (Hilgendorf, 1905) - Bubu loach catfish Species Zaireichthys wamiensis (Seegers, 1989) - Wami loach catfish Species Zaireichthys zonatus Roberts, 1968 - Robert's Kinshasa loach catfish SUBFAMILY Doumeinae Regan, 1911 - loach catfishes GENUS Andersonia Boulenger, 1900 - loach catfishes [=Slatinia] Species Andersonia leptura Boulenger, 1900 - Sudanese andersonia [=brevior, mongallensis, pellegrini] GENUS Belonoglanis Boulenger, 1902 - loach catfishes Species Belonoglanis brieni Poll, 1959 - N'Djili loach catfish Species Belonoglanis tenuis Boulenger, 1902 - Banzyville loach catfish [=curvirostris, nudipectus] GENUS Congoglanis Ferraris et al., 2011 - loach catfishes Species Congoglanis alula (Nichols & Griscom, 1917) - alula loach catfish Species Congoglanis howesi Vari et al., 2012 - Kasai loach catfish Species Congoglanis inga Ferraris et al., 2011 - Inga loach catfish Species Congoglanis sagitta Ferraris et al., 2011 - Ferraris' Luapula loach catfish GENUS Doumea Sauvage, 1879 - loach catfishes Species Doumea angolensis Boulenger, 1906 - Angolese loach catfish Species Doumea chappuisi Pellegrin, 1933 - Ivory Coast loach catfish Species Doumea gracila Skelton, 2007 - Lobe loach catfish Species Doumea reidi Ferraris et al., 2010 - Banyo loach catfish Species Doumea sanaga Skelton, 2007 - Mbal loach catfish Species Doumea skeltoni Ferraris & Vari, 2014 - Loeme loach catfish Species Doumea stilicauda Ferraris et al., 2010 - So'o loach catfish Species Doumea thysi Skelton, 1989 - Cross River loach catfish Species Doumea typica Sauvage, 1879 - Ogooue loach catfish GENUS Phractura Boulenger, 1900 - loach catfishes [=Paraphractura, Peltura] Species Phractura ansorgii Boulenger, 1902 - African whiptailed catfish Species Phractura bovei (Perugia, 1892) - Perugia's Congo River loach catfish Species Phractura brevicauda Boulenger, 1911 - Boulenger's Lobi loach catfish Species Phractura clauseni Daget & Stauch, 1963 - Clausen's loach catfish Species Phractura fasciata Boulenger, 1920 - Boyoma loach catfish Species Phractura gladysae Pellegrin, 1931 - Pellegrin's Louesse loach catfish Species Phractura intermedia Boulenger, 1911 - Boulenger's Cameroon loach catfish Species Phractura lindica Boulenger, 1902 - Lindi loach catfish [=lukugae] Species Phractura longicauda Boulenger, 1903 - Kribi loach catfish Species Phractura macrura Poll, 1967 - Cassange loach catfish Species Phractura scaphyrhynchura (Vaillant, 1886) - Akaina loach catfish Species Phractura stiassny Skelton, 2007 - Nyanga loach catfish Species Phractura tenuicauda (Boulenger, 1902) - Boulenger's Ubangi loach catfish GENUS Trachyglanis Boulenger, 1902 - loach catfishes Species Trachyglanis ineac (Poll, 1954) - Loweo loach catfish Species Trachyglanis intermedius Pellegrin, 1928 - Pellegrin's Kasai loach catfish Species Trachyglanis minutus Boulenger, 1902 - Ubangi trachyglanis Species Trachyglanis sanghensis Pellegrin, 1925 - Sangha loach catfish.
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