Zaireichthys is a genus of loach catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Amphiliidae.
Distribution
Zaireichthys species are found in Africa.
Description
Zaireichthys species are quite small ranging from 2.1 cm (P. lacustris) to 3.9 cm (P. flavomaculatus) in length.
Species
There are currently 18 described species in this genus:
- Zaireichthys brevis <small>(Boulenger, 1915)</small>
- Zaireichthys camerunensis <small>(Daget & Stauch, 1963)</small>
- Zaireichthys compactus <small>Seegers, 2008</small>
- Zaireichthys conspicuus <small>Eccles, Tweddle & P. H. Skelton, 2011</small>
- Zaireichthys dorae <small>(Poll, 1967)</small> (Chobe sand catlet)
- Zaireichthys flavomaculatus <small>(Pellegrin, 1926)</small>
- Zaireichthys heterurus <small>T. R. Roberts, 2003</small>
- Zaireichthys kafuensis <small>Eccles, Tweddle & P. H. Skelton, 2011</small>
- Zaireichthys kavangoensis <small>Eccles, Tweddle & P. H. Skelton, 2011</small>
- Zaireichthys kunenensis <small>Eccles, Tweddle & P. H. Skelton, 2011</small>
- Zaireichthys lacustris <small>Eccles, Tweddle & P. H. Skelton, 2011</small>
- Zaireichthys mandevillei <small>(Poll, 1959)</small>
- Zaireichthys maravensis <small>Eccles, Tweddle & P. H. Skelton, 2011</small>
- Zaireichthys monomotapa <small>Eccles, Tweddle & P. H. Skelton, 2011</small>
- Zaireichthys pallidus <small>Eccles, Tweddle & P. H. Skelton, 2011</small>
- Zaireichthys rotundiceps <small>(Hilgendorf, 1905)</small> (Spotted sand catlet)
- Zaireichthys wamiensis <small>(Seegers, 1989)</small>
- Zaireichthys zonatus <small>T. R. Roberts, 1967</small>
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