compactus, Zaireichthys Seegers [L.] 2008:184 [543], Figs. [The catfishes of Africa; ref. 29708] Rutukira River, tributary of Ruhuhu River, north-eastern Lake Malawi drainage, Tanzania. Holotype: BMNH 2007.2.28.18. Paratypes: BMNH 2007.2.28.19 (1). Original description continued on p. 543. •Valid as Zaireichthys compactus Seegers 2008 -- (Eccles et al. 2011:23 [ref. 31326]). Current status: Valid as Zaireichthys compactus Seegers 2008. Amphiliidae: Leptoglaninae. Distribution: Main affluent of Ruhuhu River, which flows into Lake Malawi, Tanzania. Habitat: freshwater.
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