Doumea

Doumea is a genus of loach catfishes native to Africa.
Species of Doumea have a rather large and tapered body, a pointed head, and a thin caudal peduncle. Thin bilateral osseous peaks are sometimes present on the back and the belly, and are the precursors series of osseous plates observed in the other kinds of Doumeinae. By the shape of the body, these fish are adapted to rapids.

Species

There are currently 9 recognized species in this genus:Doumea angolensis Boulenger, 1906Doumea chappuisi Pellegrin, 1933Doumea gracila P. H. Skelton, 2007Doumea reidi Ferraris, P. H. Skelton & Vari, 2010Doumea sanaga P. H. Skelton, 2007Doumea skeltoni Ferraris & Vari, 2014 Doumea stilicauda Ferraris, P. H. Skelton & Vari, 2010Doumea thysi P. H. Skelton, 1989Doumea typica Sauvage, 1879