Chiloglanis is a genus of upside-down catfishes native to Africa.
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| Genus: | Chiloglanis W. K. H. Peters, 1868
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| Chiloglanis deckenii W. K. H. Peters, 1868
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Description
Chiloglanis species have modified lips and barbels that form a suckermouth.[1] They also have a naked (scaleless) body.[2] Sexual dimorphism has been reported in Chiloglanis. The adult males of many of these species have elongate anal and caudal fins. Also, males may have an enlarged humeral process.[3]
Species
There are currently 48 recognized species in this genus: [4]
- Chiloglanis angolensis Poll, 1967
- Chiloglanis anoterus Crass, 1960 (Pennant-tailed suckermouth)
- Chiloglanis asymetricaudalis De Vos, 1993
- Chiloglanis batesii Boulenger, 1904
- Chiloglanis benuensis Daget & Stauch, 1963
- Chiloglanis bifurcus Jubb & Le Roux, 1969 (Incomati suckermouth)
- Chiloglanis brevibarbis Boulenger, 1902 (Short barbelled suckermouth)
- Chiloglanis cameronensis Boulenger, 1904
- Chiloglanis carnosus T. R. Roberts & D. J. Stewart, 1976
- Chiloglanis congicus Boulenger, 1920
- Chiloglanis deckenii W. K. H. Peters, 1868 (Pangani suckermouth)
- Chiloglanis disneyi Trewavas, 1974
- Chiloglanis elisabethianus Boulenger, 1915
- Chiloglanis emarginatus Jubb & Le Roux, 1969 (Phongolo suckermouth)
- Chiloglanis fasciatus Pellegrin, 1936 (Okavango suckermouth)
- Chiloglanis harbinger T. R. Roberts, 1989
- Chiloglanis igamba Friel & Vigliotta, 2011[5]
- Chiloglanis kalambo Seegers, 1996 (Kalambo suckermouth)
- Chiloglanis kazumbei Friel & Vigliotta, 2011[5]
- Chiloglanis lamottei Daget, 1948
- Chiloglanis lufirae Poll, 1976
- Chiloglanis lukugae Poll, 1944
- Chiloglanis macropterus Poll & D. J. Stewart, 1975
- Chiloglanis marlieri Poll, 1952
- Chiloglanis mbozi Seegers, 1996 (Mbozi suckermouth)
- Chiloglanis microps Matthes, 1965
- Chiloglanis modjensis Boulenger, 1904
- Chiloglanis neumanni Boulenger, 1911 (Neumann's suckermouth)
- Chiloglanis niger T. R. Roberts, 1989
- Chiloglanis niloticus Boulenger, 1900
- Chiloglanis normani Pellegrin, 1933
- Chiloglanis occidentalis Pellegrin, 1933
- Chiloglanis orthodontus Friel & Vigliotta, 2011[5]
- Chiloglanis paratus Crass, 1960 (Sawfin suckermouth)
- Chiloglanis pojeri Poll, 1944
- Chiloglanis polyodon Norman, 1932
- Chiloglanis polypogon T. R. Roberts, 1989
- Chiloglanis pretoriae van der Horst, 1931 (Shortspine suckermouth)
- Chiloglanis productus H. H. Ng & R. M. Bailey, 2006[2]
- Chiloglanis reticulatus T. R. Roberts, 1989
- Chiloglanis rukwaensis Seegers, 1996 (Lake Rukwa suckermouth)
- Chiloglanis ruziziensis De Vos, 1993
- Chiloglanis sanagaensis T. R. Roberts, 1989
- Chiloglanis sardinhai Ladiges & Voelker, 1961
- Chiloglanis somereni Whitehead, 1958 (Someren's suckermouth)
- Chiloglanis swierstrai van der Horst, 1931 (Lowveld suckermouth)
- Chiloglanis trilobatus Seegers, 1996 (Three-lobed suckermouth)
- Chiloglanis voltae Daget & Stauch, 1963
References
- ^ Nelson, Joseph S. (2006). Fishes of the World. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ISBN 0-471-25031-7.
- ^ a b Ng, H.H. (2006). "Chiloglanis productus, a new species of suckermouth catfish (Siluriformes: Mochokidae) from Zambia". Occasional Papers of the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. 738: 1–13.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ Friel, John P. (2006). "Synodontis acanthoperca, a new species from the Ogôoué River system, Gabon with comments on spiny ornamentation and sexual dimorphism in mochokid catfishes (Siluriformes: Mochokidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1125: 45–56.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Chiloglanis". FishBase. December 2011 version.
- ^ a b c Friel, John P. (2011). "Three new species of African suckermouth catfishes, genus Chiloglanis (Siluriformes: Mochokidae), from the lower Malagarasi and Luiche rivers of western Tanzania" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3063: 1–21.
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