Trachyglanis

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Trachyglanis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Siluriformes Family: Amphiliidae Subfamily: Doumeinae Genus: Trachyglanis Boulenger, 1902
Type species
Trachyglanis minutus Boulenger, 1902
Binomial name
Trachyglanis ineac (Poll, 1954) Trachyglanis intermedius Pellegrin, 1928 Trachyglanis minutus Boulenger, 1902 Trachyglanis sanghensis Pellegrin, 1925

Trachyglanis is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Amphiliidae. It includes four species, T. ineac, T. intermedius, T. minutus, and T. sanghensis.^[1] Trachyglanis species are distributed in the Congo River basin. T. ineac originates from the Congo River basin at Yangambi and Tohuapa. T. intermedius inhabits the Kasai River of the Congo River basin. T. sanghensis originates from the Sanga River of the basin.^[1] Trachyglanis species range from 5.0–10.1 centimetres (2.0–4.0 in) TL.^[2][3][4][5]

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} Ferraris, Carl J., Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa 1418: 1–628. 
2. ^ "Trachyglanis ineac". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. Aug 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.
3. ^ "Trachyglanis intermedius". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. Aug 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.
4. ^ "Trachyglanis minutus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. Aug 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.
5. ^ "Trachyglanis sanghensis". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. Aug 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.