Chiloglanis


Chiloglanis is a genus of upside-down catfishes native to Africa. These species have modified lips and barbels that form a suckermouth. They also have a naked body. 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.

Species

There are currently 70 recognized species in this genus:Chiloglanis angolensis Poll, 1967Chiloglanis anoterus R. S. Crass, 1960 Chiloglanis asperocutis Mutizwa, Bragança & Chakona, 2025Chiloglanis asymetricaudalis De Vos, 1993Chiloglanis batesii Boulenger, 1904Chiloglanis benuensis Daget & Stauch, 1963Chiloglanis bifurcus R. A. Jubb & Le Roux, 1969 Chiloglanis brevibarbis Boulenger, 1902 Chiloglanis camarabounyi Schmidt & Bart, 2017Chiloglanis cameronensis Boulenger, 1904Chiloglanis carnatus Mutizwa, Bragança & Chakona, 2024Chiloglanis carnosus T. R. Roberts & D. J. Stewart, 1976Chiloglanis compactus Mutizwa, Bragança & Chakona, 2025Chiloglanis congicus Boulenger, 1920 Chiloglanis deckenii W. K. H. Peters, 1868 Chiloglanis devosi R. C. Schmidt, H. L. Bart & Nyingi, 2015Chiloglanis dialloi Schmidt & Pezold, 2017Chiloglanis disneyi Trewavas, 1974 Chiloglanis elisabethianus Boulenger, 1915 Chiloglanis emarginatus R. A. Jubb & Le Roux, 1969 Chiloglanis fasciatus Pellegrin, 1936 Chiloglanis fortuitus Schmidt, Bragança, and Tweddle, 2023Chiloglanis frodobagginsi Schmidt, Friel, Bart, and Pezold, 2023Chiloglanis harbinger T. R. Roberts, 1989 Chiloglanis igamba Friel & Vigliotta, 2011Chiloglanis kabaensis Schmidt & Friel, 2017Chiloglanis kalambo Seegers, 1996 Chiloglanis kazumbei Friel & Vigliotta, 2011Chiloglanis kerioensis R. C. Schmidt, H. L. Bart & Nyingi, 2015Chiloglanis kinsuka Vigliotta, Friel & Stiassny, 2025Chiloglanis kolente Schmidt & Bart, 2017Chiloglanis lamottei Daget, 1948Chiloglanis loffabrevum Schmidt & Pezold, 2017Chiloglanis longibarbis Schmidt & Friel, 2017Chiloglanis lufirae Poll, 1976 Chiloglanis lukugae Poll, 1944 Chiloglanis macropterus Poll & D. J. Stewart, 1975 Chiloglanis marlieri Poll, 1952 Chiloglanis mbozi Seegers, 1996 Chiloglanis micropogon Poll, 1952 Chiloglanis microps Matthes, 1965 Chiloglanis modjensis Boulenger, 1904 Chiloglanis mongoensis R. C. Schmidt & Barrientos, 2019Chiloglanis msirii Kashindye, Manda, Friel, Chakona & Vreven, 2021Chiloglanis neumanni Boulenger, 1911 Chiloglanis niger T. R. Roberts, 1989 Chiloglanis niloticus Boulenger, 1900 Chiloglanis normani Pellegrin, 1933Chiloglanis nzerekore Schmidt & Pezold, 2017Chiloglanis occidentalis Pellegrin, 1933 Chiloglanis orthodontus Friel & Vigliotta, 2011Chiloglanis paratus R. S. Crass, 1960 Chiloglanis pezoldi Schmidt & Bart, 2017Chiloglanis pojeri Poll, 1944 Chiloglanis polyodon Norman, 1932 Chiloglanis polypogon T. R. Roberts, 1989 Chiloglanis pretoriae van der Horst, 1931 Chiloglanis productus H. H. Ng & R. M. Bailey, 2006Chiloglanis reticulatus T. R. Roberts, 1989 Chiloglanis rukwaensis Seegers, 1996 Chiloglanis ruziziensis De Vos, 1993 Chiloglanis sanagaensis T. R. Roberts, 1989 Chiloglanis sardinhai Ladiges & Voelker, 1961 Chiloglanis somereni Whitehead, 1958 Chiloglanis swierstrai van der Horst, 1931 Chiloglanis trilobatus Seegers, 1996 Chiloglanis tweddlei Schmidt & Friel, 2017Chiloglanis voltae Daget & Stauch, 1963Chiloglanis wagenia Vigliotta, Friel & Stiassny, 2025Chiloglanis waterloti Daget, 1954