Chiloglanis is a genus of upside-down catfishes native to Africa.[1] These species have modified lips and barbels that form a suckermouth.[2] They also have a naked (scaleless) body.[3] 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.[4]
| Chiloglanis | |
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| Chiloglanis sp. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Mochokidae |
| Genus: | Chiloglanis W. K. H. Peters, 1868 |
| Type species | |
| Chiloglanis deckenii Peters, 1868
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Species
There are currently 51 recognized species in this genus:
- Chiloglanis angolensis Poll, 1967
- Chiloglanis anoterus R. S. Crass, 1960 (Pennant-tailed suckermouth)
- Chiloglanis asymetricaudalis De Vos, 1993
- Chiloglanis batesii Boulenger, 1904
- Chiloglanis benuensis Daget & Stauch, 1963
- Chiloglanis bifurcus R. A. 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 devosi R. C. Schmidt, H. L. Bart & Nyingi, 2015 [5]
- Chiloglanis disneyi Trewavas, 1974
- Chiloglanis elisabethianus Boulenger, 1915
- Chiloglanis emarginatus R. A. Jubb & Le Roux, 1969 (Phongolo suckermouth)
- Chiloglanis fasciatus Pellegrin, 1936 (Okavango suckermouth)
- Chiloglanis harbinger T. R. Roberts, 1989
- Chiloglanis igamba Friel & Vigliotta, 2011 [6]
- Chiloglanis kalambo Seegers, 1996 (Kalambo suckermouth)
- Chiloglanis kazumbei Friel & Vigliotta, 2011 [6]
- Chiloglanis kerioensis R. C. Schmidt, H. L. Bart & Nyingi, 2015 [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 micropogon Poll, 1952
- 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 [6]
- Chiloglanis paratus R. S. Crass, 1960 (Saw-fin suckermouth)
- Chiloglanis pojeri Poll, 1944
- Chiloglanis polyodon Norman, 1932
- Chiloglanis polypogon T. R. Roberts, 1989
- Chiloglanis pretoriae van der Horst, 1931 (Short-spine suckermouth)
- Chiloglanis productus H. H. Ng & R. M. Bailey, 2006 [3]
- 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
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Chiloglanis". FishBase. December 2011 version.
- ^ Fishes of the World. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2006. ISBN 0-471-25031-7.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|authors=ignored (help) - ^ a b "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. 2006.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|authors=ignored (help) - ^ "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. 2006.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|authors=ignored (help) - ^ a b Schmidt, R.C., Bart, H.L.Jr. & Nyingi, D.W. (2015): Two new species of African suckermouth catfishes, genus Chiloglanis (Siluriformes: Mochokidae), from Kenya with remarks on other taxa from the area. Zootaxa, 4044 (1): 45–64.
- ^ a b c "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. 2011.
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