Zaireichthys is a genus of loach catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Amphiliidae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Amphiliidae |
| Subfamily: | Leptoglanidinae |
| Genus: | Zaireichthys T. R. Roberts, 1967 |
| Type species | |
| Zaireichthys zonatus Roberts, 1967
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Distribution
editZaireichthys species are found in Africa.
Description
editZaireichthys species are quite small ranging from 2.1 cm (P. lacustris) to 3.9 cm (P. flavomaculatus) in length.
Species
editThere are currently 18 described species in this genus:[1]
- 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
References
edit- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Zaireichthys". FishBase. December 2011 version.
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