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Species in the family or subfamily Amphiliidae: [ 126 ] records

alula, Doumea Nichols [J. T.] & Griscom [L.] 1917:722, Fig. 27 [Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History v. 37 (art. 25); ref. 3185] Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype: AMNH 6531. Paratypes: (4) AMNH 6488 (1), 6595 (1), 6629 (1), 26500 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:24 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Doumea alula Nichols & Griscom 1917 -- (Skelton & Teugels 1986:61 [ref. 6192], Burgess 1989:114 [ref. 12860], Diogo 2003:431 [ref. 26979], Ferraris 2007:24 [ref. 29155], Kullander & Roberts 2012:368 [ref. 31751]). •Valid as Congoglanis alula (Nichols & Griscom 1917) -- (Ferraris et al. 2011:481 [ref. 31706], Vari et al. 2012:629 [ref. 32357], Skelton 2019:234 [ref. 36564], Kiselkewa et al. 2020:[9] 708 [ref. 38315] as cf. alula, Munene et al. 2021:24 [ref. 39283]). Current status: Valid as Congoglanis alula (Nichols & Griscom 1917). Amphiliidae: Doumeinae. Distribution: Western and central Africa: Congo River basin (Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, Angola). Habitat: freshwater.

angolensis, Doumea Boulenger [G. A.] 1906:347 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 18 (no. 107); ref. 15651] Interior of Benguella, Angola, elevation 4000-5000 feet. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1906.10.8.12. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:25 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Doumea angolensis Boulenger 1906 -- (Skelton & Teugels 1986:61 [ref. 6192], Burgess 1989:114 [ref. 12860], Diogo 2003:431 [ref. 26979], Ferraris 2007:25 [ref. 29155], Ferraris & Vari 2014:580 [ref. 33095], Skelton 2019:234 [ref. 36564]). Current status: Valid as Doumea angolensis Boulenger 1906. Amphiliidae: Doumeinae. Distribution: Southwestern Africa: Angola. Habitat: freshwater.

angustifrons, Anoplopterus Boulenger [G. A.] 1902:42, Pl. 10 (fig. 4) [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoologie) v. 2 (fasc. 2); ref. 562] Ubangi River at Banzyville, Democratic Republic of Congo, about 4°18'N, 21°11'E. Syntypes: BMNH 1901.12.26.39-40 (2), MRAC 1313 (1) Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:27 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Amphilius angustifrons (Boulenger 1902) -- (Skelton & Teugels 1986:54 [ref. 6192] as augustifrons, Burgess 1989:113 [ref. 12860], Diogo 2003:428 [ref. 26979]). •Valid as Tetracamphilius angustifrons (Boulenger 1902) -- (Roberts 2003:104 [ref. 26744], Ferraris 2007:27 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Valid as Tetracamphilius angustifrons (Boulenger 1902). Amphiliidae: Leptoglaninae. Distribution: Central Africa: Congo River basin. Habitat: freshwater.

ansorgii, Phractura Boulenger [G. A.] 1902:623, Pl. 37 (fig. 1) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1901, v. 2 (pt 2) (art. 7); ref. 14840] Agberi, southern Nigeria. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1901.12.18.7. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:26 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Phractura ansorgii Boulenger 1902 -- (Skelton & Teugels 1986:62 [ref. 6192], Burgess 1989:114 [ref. 12860], Paugy & Bénech 1989:302 [ref. 26478] dated 1901, Golubtsov & Dzerzhinskii 2003:165 [ref. 26889] dated 1901, Diogo 2003:432 [ref. 26979], Ferraris 2007:26 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Valid as Phractura ansorgii Boulenger 1902. Amphiliidae: Doumeinae. Distribution: Western Africa: Lower Niger River, Nigeria. Habitat: freshwater.

atesuensis, Amphilius Boulenger [G. A.] 1904:17 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 14 (no. 79) (art. 3); ref. 572] Atesu River, Ghana. Syntypes: BMNH 1903.4.24.74-77 (4). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:21 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Amphilius atesuensis Boulenger 1904 -- (Skelton & Teugels 1986:55 [ref. 6192], Burgess 1989:113 [ref. 12860], Paugy & Bénech 1989:302 [ref. 26478], Paugy et al. 1990:339 [ref. 26477], Dankwa et al. 1999:31 [ref. 28023], Diogo 2003:428 [ref. 26979], Ferraris 2007:21 [ref. 29155], Schmidt & Pezold 2011:549 [ref. 31330], Thomson et al. 2015:62 [ref. 33879], Pezold et al. 2016:105 [ref. 34870], Thomson & Swartz 2018:298 [ref. 35935]). Current status: Valid as Amphilius atesuensis Boulenger 1904. Amphiliidae: Amphiliinae. Distribution: West-central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

athiensis, Amphilius Thomson [A. W.] & Page [L. M.] 2010:51, Fig. 2 [Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History v. 49 (no. 2); ref. 30999] Nairobi, Kenya, ca. 1°16'28"S, 36°48'47"E. Holotype: BMNH 1910.10.31.31. Paratypes: BMNH 1969.3.24.70, 1928.11.10.11-12, 1987.3.23.4, 1937.12.11.16-18, 1969.3.24.61-62, 1909.11.15.21-22, 1937.6.4.43, 1928.11.10.13-14, 1905.12.11.2; CAS-SU, MCZ, SAIAB and USNM. •Valid as Amphilius athiensis Thomson & Page 2010. Current status: Valid as Amphilius athiensis Thomson & Page 2010. Amphiliidae: Amphiliinae. Distribution: Athi River system, Galana River basin, Kenya. Habitat: freshwater.

baudoni, Amphilius Pellegrin [J.] 1928:453, Fig. [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 53 (no. 6); ref. 15871] Passa River, Gabon. Lectotype: MNHN 1928-224. Paralectotypes: MNHN 1928-0225 to 0226 (2); not MRAC 20649 (1). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:36 [ref. 19575], Ferraris 2007:21 [ref. 29155] Lectotype listed by Skelton 2007:56 [ref. 29258]. •Valid as Amphilius baudoni Pellegrin 1928 -- (Skelton & Teugels 1986:55 [ref. 6192], Burgess 1989:113 [ref. 12860], Diogo 2003:428 [ref. 26979], Ferraris 2007:21 [ref. 29155]). •Valid as Paramphilius baudoni (Pellegrin 1928) -- (Skelton 2007:56 [ref. 29258], Skelton 2007:771 [ref. 30030], Fermon et al. 2022:154 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Paramphilius baudoni (Pellegrin 1928). Amphiliidae: Amphiliinae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Congo River basin (Republic of Congo, Gabon and Cameroon). Habitat: freshwater.

bouilloni, Leptoglanis Poll [M.] 1959:97, Pl. 25 (fig. 1) [Annales du Musée du Congo Belge v. 71 (art. 3); ref. 3522] Stanley Pool, Congo River, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype: MRAC 118507. Paratypes: MRAC 118508-10 (3), 118511-12 (1, 1), 118513-28 (16), 118529 (1), 118530-31 (2). Type catalog: Derijst 1991:53 [ref. 21528], Ferraris 2007:164 [ref. 29155] •Valid as Leptoglanis bouilloni Poll 1959 -- (Risch 1986:30 [ref. 6190], Diogo 2003:430 [ref. 26979]). •Species inquirenda in Claroteidae or Bagridae -- (Ferraris 2007:164 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Valid as Leptoglanis bouilloni Poll 1959. Amphiliidae: Leptoglaninae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

bovei, Peltura Perugia [A.] 1892:972 [6], Figs. [Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova (Serie 2) v. 10; ref. 3433] Lower Congo River, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype (unique): MSNG 8839. Type catalog: Tortonese 1963:309 [ref. 10351], Ferraris 2007:26 [ref. 29155] On p. 6 of separate. •Valid as Phractura bovei (Perugia 1892) -- (Skelton & Teugels 1986:62 [ref. 6192], Burgess 1989:114 [ref. 12860], Golubtsov & Dzerzhinskii 2003:165 [ref. 26889] dated 1891, Diogo 2003:432 [ref. 26979], Ferraris 2007:26 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Valid as Phractura bovei (Perugia 1892). Amphiliidae: Doumeinae. Distribution: Central Africa: Lower Congo River. Habitat: freshwater.

brevicauda, Phractura Boulenger [G. A.] 1911:502, Fig. 374 [Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa v. 2; ref. 579] Tributary of Lobi River, southwest of Efulen, southern Cameroon. Syntypes: BMNH 1904.7.1.119-126 (8) Lobi River, 1908.5.30.176-177 (2) Kribi River, 1908.5.25.118 (1) Abanga River. Additional material: BMNH (1, skeleton). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:26 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Phractura brevicauda Boulenger 1911 -- (Skelton & Teugels 1986:62 [ref. 6192], Burgess 1989:114 [ref. 12860], Golubtsov & Dzerzhinskii 2003:165 [ref. 26889], Diogo 2003:432 [ref. 26979], Diogo & Chardon 2000:459 [ref. 27289], Ferraris 2007:26 [ref. 29155], Skelton 2007:65 [ref. 29258], Skelton 2007:783 [ref. 30030], Fermon et al. 2022:155 [ref. 39448], Walsh et al. 2022:[6] [ref. 39281]). Current status: Valid as Phractura brevicauda Boulenger 1911. Amphiliidae: Doumeinae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Cameroon south to Democratic Republic of Congo, including lower Congo River basin. Habitat: freshwater.

brevidorsalis, Amphilius Pellegrin [J.] 1920:399 [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 44 (no. 8/10) [for 1919]; ref. 15227] Revue River at Manica, Mozambique. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1919-0488. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:36 [ref. 19575], Ferraris 2007:23 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Amphilius uranoscopus (Pfeffer 1889) -- (Skelton & Teugels 1986:59 [ref. 6192], Seegers 1996:192 [ref. 23725], Ferraris 2007:23 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Amphilius uranoscopus (Pfeffer 1889). Amphiliidae: Amphiliinae. Habitat: freshwater.

brevior, Andersonia Boulenger [G. A.] 1918:426 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 9) v. 2 (no. 11); ref. 15096] Shari [Chari] River, Ubanghi-Shari Colony, Chad. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1918.11.12.13. See the account of Andersonia pellegrini Boulenger 1918. A name appearing in the introduction (perhaps left in by mistake) for a species described on p. 427 as Andersonia pellegrini. Two names for the same taxon; Harry 1953 [ref. 9825] serves as first reviser selecting pellegrini over brevior. •Synonym of Andersonia leptura Boulenger 1918 -- (Ferraris 2007:24 [ref. 29155], Ferraris & Vari 2012:43 [ref. 31828]). Current status: Synonym of Andersonia leptura Boulenger 1900. Amphiliidae: Doumeinae. Habitat: freshwater.

brevipinna, Amphilius grammatophorus var. Pellegrin [J.] 1936:465 [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 60 (no. 5) [for 1935]; ref. 15668] French Guinea. Syntypes: MNHN 1935-0194 (1) Banamanan, 1935-0195 (1) Friguiagbé. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:37 [ref. 19575], Ferraris 2007:22 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Amphilius platychir (Günther 1864) -- (Skelton & Teugels 1986:54 [ref. 6192], Lévêque et al. 1989:119 [ref. 26480], Ferraris 2007:22 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Amphilius platychir (Günther 1864). Amphiliidae: Amphiliinae. Habitat: freshwater.

brevis, Amphilius Boulenger [G. A.] 1902:268, Pl. 29 (fig. 3) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1902, v. 1 (pt 1) (art. 4); ref. 4865] Lindi River, Democratic Republic of Congo. Syntypes: BMNH 1902.4.14.21 (1), IRSNB 11 (1). Type catalog: Walschaerts 1987:14 [ref. 20755], Ferraris 2007:21 [ref. 29155]. Footnote says, "Amphilius Gthr. 1864, = Anoplopterus Pfeff." •Valid as Amphilius brevis Boulenger 1902 -- (Skelton & Teugels 1986:55 [ref. 6192], Burgess 1989:113 [ref. 12860], Diogo 2003:428 [ref. 26979], Diogo & Chardon 2000:460 [ref. 27289], Ferraris 2007:21 [ref. 29155], Thomson et al. 2015:62 [ref. 33879], Thomson & Swartz 2018:298 [ref. 35935], Kiselkewa et al. 2020:[9] 708 [ref. 38315], Fermon et al. 2022:153 [ref. 39448] with question). Current status: Valid as Amphilius brevis Boulenger 1902. Amphiliidae: Amphiliinae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: middle and upper Congo River (Democratic Republic of Congo). Habitat: freshwater.

brevis, Leptoglanis Boulenger [G. A.] 1915:169 [Revue de Zoologie Africaine v. 4 (fasc. 2); ref. 15086] Lubumbashi River, at Elisabethville [Lubumbashi], Democratic Republic of Congo. Syntypes: BMNH 1920.5.26.93 (1), MRAC 12702 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:28 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Leptoglanis brevis Boulenger 1915 -- (Risch 1986:30 [ref. 6190] as holotype and paratype, Burgess 1989:68 [ref. 12860], Diogo 2003:430 [ref. 26979]). •Synonym of Zaireichthys rotundiceps (Hilgendorf 1905) -- (Roberts 2003:98 [ref. 26744]). •Valid as Zeireichthys brevis (Boulenger 1915) -- (Ferraris 2007:28 [ref. 29155], Eccles et al. 2011:23 [ref. 31326], Abwe et al. 2023:30 [ref. 39992]). Current status: Valid as Zaireichthys brevis (Boulenger 1915). Amphiliidae: Leptoglaninae. Distribution: Southern-central Africa: upper Congo River basin (Democratic Republic of Congo). Habitat: freshwater.

brieni, Belonoglanis Poll [M.] 1959:107, Pl. 22 (fig. 3) [Annales du Musée du Congo Belge v. 71 (art. 3); ref. 3522] Stanley Pool, N'Djili River, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype: MRAC 118539. Paratypes: MRAC 118540 (1). Type catalog: Derijst 1991:30 [ref. 21528], Ferraris 2007:24 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Belonoglanis brieni Poll 1959 -- (Skelton & Teugels 1986:60 [ref. 6192], Burgess 1989:114 [ref. 12860], Poll & Gosse 1995:189 [ref. 24781], Diogo 2003:432 [ref. 26979], Ferraris 2007:24 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Valid as Belonoglanis brieni Poll 1959. Amphiliidae: Doumeinae. Distribution: Central Africa: Congo River basin. Habitat: freshwater.

brieni, Leptoglanis Poll [M.] 1959:96, Pl. 24 (fig. 2) [Annales du Musée du Congo Belge v. 71 (art. 3); ref. 3522] Stanley Pool, Congo River, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype: MRAC 118503. Paratypes: MRAC 118504 (1), 118505-06 (2). Type catalog: Derijst 1991:53 [ref. 21528], Ferraris 2007:24 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Dolichamphilius brieni (Poll 1959) -- (Roberts 2003:98 [ref. 26744]). •Valid as Leptoglanis brieni Poll 1959 -- (Risch 1986:30 [ref. 6190], Burgess 1989:68 [ref. 12860], Diogo 2003:430 [ref. 26979], Ferraris 2007:24 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Valid as Dolichamphilius brieni (Poll 1959). Amphiliidae: Leptoglaninae. Distribution: Congo River, Democratic Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

camerunensis, Leptoglanis Daget [J.] & Stauch [A.] 1963:94, Fig. 1 [Mémoires de l'Institut français d'Afrique Noire No. 68; ref. 4596] Bénoué basin at Lakdo, Cameroon. Lectotype: MNHN 1962-1272 (17.6 mm SL). Paralectotypes: MNHN 1962-1272 (6, now 5, one lost). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:28 [ref. 29155]. Lectotype selected by Eccles et al. 2011:19 [ref. 31326]. •Valid as Leptoglanis camerunensis Daget & Stauch 1963 -- (Risch 1986:31 [ref. 6190], Burgess 1989:68 [ref. 12860], Risch in Lévêque et al. 1992:419 [ref. 21590], Diogo 2003:430 [ref. 26979]). •Valid as Zaireichthys camerunensis (Daget & Stauch 1963) -- (Roberts 2003:94 [ref. 26744], Ferraris 2007:28 [ref. 29155], Eccles et al. 2011:19 [ref. 31326]). Current status: Valid as Zaireichthys camerunensis (Daget & Stauch 1963). Amphiliidae: Leptoglaninae. Distribution: Benue River, Cameroon and (?) Guinea. Habitat: freshwater.

caudosignatus, Amphilius Skelton [P. H.] 2007:48, Fig. 4 [Zootaxa No. 1578; ref. 29258] Kiené Creek, Motoboi Village, 1°32'S, 13°32'E, upper Ogowe River system, Gabon. Holotype: CUMV 86631. Paratypes: CUMV 80784 (1), 82234 (1), 90864 (1) •Valid as Amphilius caudosignatus Skelton 2007 -- (Skelton 2007:765 [ref. 30030], Thomson et al. 2015:62 [ref. 33879], Thomson & Swartz 2018:298 [ref. 35935], Fermon et al. 2022:153 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Amphilius caudosignatus Skelton 2007. Amphiliidae: Amphiliinae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Ogowe River (Gabon) endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

chalei, Amphilius Seegers [L.] 2008:138 [542], Figs. [The catfishes of Africa; ref. 29708] Stream in Ruhuhu drainage (Werera River?), Malawi system, 44 kilometers south of Njombe, Tanzania, 9°32'S, 35°06'E. Holotype: ZMB 33756. Paratypes: BMNH 2007.2.28.1-17 (17); MRAC 2007-07-P-1-2 (2), 2007-07-P-3 (1), 2007-07-P-4-8 (5); ZMB 33757 (10), 33758 (6), 33579 (6). Description continued on p. 542. •Valid as Amphilius chalei Seegers 2008 -- (Thomson & Page 2010:49 [ref. 30999]). Current status: Valid as Amphilius chalei Seegers 2008. Amphiliidae: Amphiliinae. Distribution: Tanzania. Habitat: freshwater.

chappuisi, Doumea Pellegrin [J.] 1933:114, Fig. [Archiv für Hydrobiologie v. 26; ref. 3413] Danané, Ivory Coast. Syntypes: MNHN 1932-0302 (1); NMBA 4281-87 (7). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:38 [ref. 19575] with MNHN 1932-302 as holotype, Kottelat & Sutter 1988:54 [ref. 13796], Ferraris 2007:25 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Doumea chappuisi Pellegrin 1933 -- (Skelton & Teugels 1986:61 [ref. 6192], Burgess 1989:114 [ref. 12860], Lévêque et al. 1989:119 [ref. 26480], Paugy et al. 1990:339 [ref. 26477], Skelton in Lévêque et al. 1992:462 [ref. 21590], Diogo 2003:431 [ref. 26979], Ferraris 2007:25 [ref. 29155], Ferraris et al. 2010:706 [ref. 31084], Ferraris & Vari 2014:580 [ref. 33095], Pezold et al. 2016:105 [ref. 34870]). Current status: Valid as Doumea chappuisi Pellegrin 1933. Amphiliidae: Doumeinae. Distribution: West-central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

clandestinus, Tetracamphilius Roberts [T. R.] 2003:106, Fig. 20b [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences v. 54 (no. 5); ref. 26744] Ubangi River near Banda, 72 kilometers upstream from Bangui, Republic of Central Africa. Holotype: CAS 92653. Paratypes: CAS 92654 (22, 5 c&s), 92655 (2). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:27 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Tetracamphilius clandestinus Roberts 2003 -- (Ferraris 2007:27 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Valid as Tetracamphilius clandestinus Roberts 2003. Amphiliidae: Leptoglaninae. Distribution: Ubangi River drainage, Central African Republic. Habitat: freshwater.

clauseni, Phractura Daget [J.] & Stauch [A.] 1963:95, Fig. 2 [Mémoires de l'Institut français d'Afrique Noire No. 68; ref. 4596] Upper Comoé at Samago Iri, Bénoué basin, Cameroon. Holotype: MNHN 1960-0148. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:26 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Phractura clauseni Daget & Stauch 1963 -- (Skelton & Teugels 1986:63 [ref. 6192], Burgess 1989:114 [ref. 12860], Paugy & Bénech 1989:302 [ref. 26478], Lévèque et al. 1991:142 [ref. 31367], Skelton in Lévêque et al. 1992:465 [ref. 21590], Dankwa et al. 1999:31 [ref. 28023], Golubtsov & Dzerzhinskii 2003:165 [ref. 26889], Diogo 2003:432 [ref. 26979], Ferraris 2007:26 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Valid as Phractura clauseni Daget & Stauch 1963. Amphiliidae: Doumeinae. Distribution: West-central Africa: Nigeria and Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater.

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.

conspicuus, Zaireichthys Eccles [D. H.], Tweddle [D.] & Skelton [P. H.] 2011:5, Figs. 1, 2 3C [Smithiana, Publications in Aquatic Biodiversity, Bulletin No. 13; ref. 31326] Impalila Island, at confluence of the Chobe and Zambezi rivers, 17°45'S, 28°10'E. Holotype: [AMG] AMSA/P 3426. Paratypes: AMSA/P 2699 (1); BMNH 1979.12.6.30 [ex AMSA/P 3426] (1); SAIAB 71117 (2), 72519 (4); USNM 220959 [ex AMSA/P 3426] (1). •Valid as Zaireichthys conspicuus Eccles, Tweddle & Skelton 2011 -- (Marshall 2011:148 [ref. 31755], Bruton et al. 2018:65 [ref. 36373], Skelton 2019:234 [ref. 36564]). Current status: Valid as Zaireichthys conspicuus Eccles, Tweddle & Skelton 2011. Amphiliidae: Leptoglaninae. Distribution: Southern Africa: upper Zambezi and Chobe rivers, possibly also Okavango system. Habitat: freshwater.

crassus, Amphilius Thomson [A. W.] & Hilber [S. A.] in Thomson, Page & Hilber 2015:78, Fig. 8 [Zootaxa 3986 (no. 1); ref. 33879] Sonjo River at bridge in Man'gula on road from Mikumi to Ifakara, Rufiji River basin, Tanzania, 7°48'29.6"S, 36°53'47.6"E. Holotype: UF 184237. Paratypes: AMNH, AUM, BMNH 1969.2.11.192-194 (3), CU, MRAC, SAIAB, UF. Plus non-type specimens. •Valid as Amphilius crassus Thomson & Hilber 2015. Current status: Valid as Amphilius crassus Thomson & Hilber 2015. Amphiliidae: Amphiliinae. Distribution: Eastern Tanzania. Habitat: freshwater.

cryptobullatus, Amphilius Skelton [P. H.] 1986:279, Fig. 15-23 [Revue de Zoologie Africaine v. 99 (no. 3) (for 1985); ref. 8037] Luongo River, Upper Congo River system, 10°11'S, 29°43'E, Zambia. Holotype: ROM 46800. Paratypes: [all non- ROM are ex 28082] AMG P8443 (7, c&s), BMNH 1984.7.18.6-9(4); MRAC 94-26-P-5-9 (5); ROM 28009 (21), 28082 (orig. 92); SAIAB [RUSI] 22309; USNM 269285 (4). Type catalog: Skelton & Stuart 1987:184 [ref. 12628], Ferraris & Vari 1992:6 [ref. 19771], Ferraris 2007:21 [ref. 29155] •Valid as Amphilius cryptobullatus Skelton 1986 -- (Burgess 1989:113 [ref. 12860], Diogo 2003:428 [ref. 26979], Ferraris 2007:21 [ref. 29155], Thomson & Page 2010:49 [ref. 30999]). Current status: Valid as Amphilius cryptobullatus Skelton 1986. Amphiliidae: Amphiliinae. Distribution: Central and southern Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

cubangoensis, Amphilius platychir var. Pellegrin [J.] 1936:56 [Arquivos do Museu Bocage No. 7; ref. 13733] Cubango [Okavango] River, near Vila da Ponte, Angola. Syntypes: (9) MHNG 856.86 (1); MNHN 1936-0101 to 0103 (1, 1, 3); MRAC 138769 (1?); NMBA 5213 (1). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:38 [ref. 19575], Mahnert 1976:472 [ref. 21535], Weber 1998:9 [ref. 32707], Ferraris 2007:23 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Amphilius uranoscopus (Pfeffer 1889) -- (Skelton & Teugels 1986:59 [ref. 6192], Seegers 1996:192 [ref. 23725], Ferraris 2007:23 [ref. 29155]). •Valid as Amphilius cubangoensis Pellegrin 1936 -- (Skelton 2019:234 [ref. 36564]). Current status: Valid as Amphilius cubangoensis Pellegrin 1936. Amphiliidae: Amphiliinae. Distribution: Southwestern Africa: Angola. Habitat: freshwater.

curvirostris, Belonoglanis Pellegrin [J.] 1922:74 [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 47 (no. 3/4); ref. 5028] Oubanghi River at Bangui, Congo basin, Central Africa. Syntypes: MNHN 1921-0428 and 0429 (1, 1). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:39 [ref. 19575], Ferraris 2007:24 [ref. 29155] •Synonym of Belonoglanis tenuis Boulenger 1902 -- (Skelton & Teugels 1986:60 [ref. 6192], Ferraris 2007:24 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Belonoglanis tenuis Boulenger 1902. Amphiliidae: Doumeinae. Habitat: freshwater.

delicata, Psammphiletria Roberts [T. R.] 2003:102, Fig. 17e [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences v. 54 (no. 5); ref. 26744] Stanley Pool, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype: MRAC 118455. Paratypes: MRAC 118456 (1, c&s), 118489 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:27 [ref. 29155] •Valid as Psammphiletria delicata Roberts 2003 -- (Ferraris 2007:27 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Valid as Psammphiletria delicata Roberts 2003. Amphiliidae: Leptoglaninae. Distribution: Central Africa: Congo River. Habitat: freshwater.

dimonikensis, Amphilius Skelton [P. H.] 2007:44, Fig. 2 [Zootaxa No. 1578; ref. 29258] Mpoulou River, Kouilou River System, at confluence with Kibouba above the Divenda rapids, Dimonika Biosphere Reserve, Republic of Congo, 4°02'S, 12°21'E. Holotype: MRAC 92-125-P-324. Paratypes: MRAC 92-125-P-326-327 (2), 92-125-P-328-329 (2); SAIAB 79509 [ex MRAC 92-125-P-325] (1). •Valid as Amphilius dimonikensis Skelton 2007 -- (Skelton 2007:761 [ref. 30030], Thomson et al. 2015:62 [ref. 33879], Thomson & Swartz 2018:298 [ref. 35935]). Current status: Valid as Amphilius dimonikensis Skelton 2007. Amphiliidae: Amphiliinae. Distribution: Kouiliou River basin, Mayombe, Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

dorae, Leptoglanis Poll [M.] 1967:211, Fig. 95 [Publicações Culturais, Companhia de Diamantes de Angola (DIAMANG), Lisboa No. 75; ref. 3528] Rapids of Luachimo River, in a small pool of residual water drying downstream from dam, Angola. Holotype (unique): MRAC 161646 [ex MD 5925]. Type catalog: Derijst 1991:53 [ref. 21528], Ferraris 2007:28 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Leptoglanis dorae Poll 1967 -- (Risch 1986:31 [ref. 6190], Burgess 1989:68 [ref. 12860], Diogo 2003:430 [ref. 26979]). •See Skelton 1993:220 [ref. 24071]. •Valid as Zaireichthys dorae (Poll 1967) -- (Roberts 2003:95 [ref. 26744], Ferraris 2007:28 [ref. 29155], Eccles et al. 2011:24 [ref. 31326], Skelton 2019:234 [ref. 36564]). Current status: Valid as Zaireichthys dorae (Poll 1967). Amphiliidae: Leptoglaninae. Distribution: Southwestern Africa: Luachimo River, Congo River basin (Angola). Habitat: freshwater.

engelbrechti, Amphilius Mazungula [D. N.] & Chakona [A.] 2021:Fig. [Journal of Fish Biology v. 99 (no. 1); ref. 38290] Inkomati River, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa. Holotype: SAIAB. Paratypes: SAIAB. •Valid as Amphilius engelbrechti Mazungula & Chakona 2021. Current status: Valid as Amphilius engelbrechti Mazungula & Chakona 2021. Amphiliidae: Amphiliinae. Distribution: Southern Africa: Inkomati River system, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

ephippiata, Amphilius pulcher var. Pellegrin [J.] 1930:200 [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 55 (no. 3); ref. 16118] Sebe River, affleunt to Ogooué River, Gabon. Syntypes: MNHN 1929-0237 (9). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:37 [ref. 19575], Ferraris 2007:23 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Amphilius pulcher Pellegrin 1929 -- (Skelton & Teugels 1986:58 [ref. 6192], Ferraris 2007:23 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Amphilius pulcher Pellegrin 1930. Amphiliidae: Amphiliinae. Habitat: freshwater.

fasciata, Phractura Boulenger [G. A.] 1920:34, Fig. 18 [Annales du Musée du Congo Belge Sér. C (Zoologie) (Sér. 1) v. 2 (fasc. 4); ref. 587] Stanley [Boyoma] Falls, Democratic Republic of Congo. Syntypes: BMNH 1919.9.10.284-285 (2), MRAC 7241-42 (2). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:26 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Phractura fasciata Boulenger 1920 -- (Skelton & Teugels 1986:63 [ref. 6192], Burgess 1989:114 [ref. 12860], Golubtsov & Dzerzhinskii 2003:165 [ref. 26889], Diogo 2003:432 [ref. 26979], Ferraris 2007:26 [ref. 29155], Kiselkewa et al. 2020:[9] 708 [ref. 38315]). Current status: Valid as Phractura fasciata Boulenger 1920. Amphiliidae: Doumeinae. Distribution: Central Africa: Congo River basin (Democratic Republic of Congo). Habitat: freshwater.

firestonei, Paramphilius Schultz [L. P.] 1942:(328) 333, Pl. 36 (fig. 3) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 92 (no. 3152); ref. 3956] Bromley, Liberia. Holotype: USNM 118811. Paratypes: USNM 118812 (29, 2 c&s), 118813 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris & Vari 1992:6 [ref. 19771], Ferraris 2007:25 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Paramphilius firestonei Schultz 1942 -- (Skelton & Teugels 1986:62 [ref. 6192], Burgess 1989:114 [ref. 12860], Paugy et al. 1990:339 [ref. 26477], Skelton in Lévêque et al. 1992:460 [ref. 21590], Poll & Gosse 1995:187 [ref. 24781], Diogo 2003:428 [ref. 26979], Ferraris 2007:25 [ref. 29155], Skelton 2007:56 [ref. 29258] dated 1941). Current status: Valid as Paramphilius firestonei Schultz 1942. Amphiliidae: Amphiliinae. Distribution: West-central Africa: Liberia. Habitat: freshwater.

flavomaculatus, Leptoglanis Pellegrin [J.] 1926:204 [Revue de Zoologie Africaine v. 14 (no. 2); ref. 17939] Kamaiembi [Sankuru, Kamaiembi], River Lulua, southern Congo Basin. Holotype (unique): MRAC 19721. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:28 [ref. 29155] •Valid as Leptoglanis flavomaculatus Pellegrin 1926 -- (Risch 1986:31 [ref. 6190], Burgess 1989:68 [ref. 12860], Diogo 2003:430 [ref. 26979]). •Valid as Zaireichthys flavomaculatus (Pellegrin 1926) -- (Roberts 2003:95 [ref. 26744], Ferraris 2007:28 [ref. 29155], Eccles et al. 2011:24 [ref. 31326], Skelton 2019:234 [ref. 36564], Munene et al. 2021:24 [ref. 39283]). Current status: Valid as Zaireichthys flavomaculatus (Pellegrin 1926). Amphiliidae: Leptoglaninae. Distribution: Central Africa: Lulua River, southern Congo, and Angola. Habitat: freshwater.

frieli, Amphilius Thomson [A. W.] & Page [L. M.] in Thomson, Page & Hilber 2015:75, Fig. 7 [Zootaxa 3986 (no. 1); ref. 33879] Tswishi Stream at bridge under construction, Lwela River system, Zambia, 11°33'26"S, 29°09'59"E. Holotype: CU 97335. Paratypes: AUM, CU, SAIAB, UF. Plus non-type specimens. •Valid as Amphilius frieli Thomson & Page 2015 -- (Abwe et al. 2023:30 [ref. 39992]). Current status: Valid as Amphilius frieli Thomson & Page 2015. Amphiliidae: Amphiliinae. Distribution: Southern-central Africa: Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia. Habitat: freshwater.

gladysae, Phractura Pellegrin [J.] 1931:209 [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 56 (no. 2); ref. 16321] Upper Louessé River, Republic of Congo. Syntypes: MNHN 1930-0151 to 0153 (1, 1, 1). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:38 [ref. 19575], Ferraris 2007:26 [ref. 29155] •Valid as Phractura gladysae Pellegrin 1931 -- (Skelton & Teugels 1986:63 [ref. 6192], Burgess 1989:114 [ref. 12860], Golubtsov & Dzerzhinskii 2003:165 [ref. 26889], Diogo 2003:432 [ref. 26979], Ferraris 2007:26 [ref. 29155], Skelton 2007:65 [ref. 29258], Skelton 2007:787 [ref. 30030], Fermon et al. 2022:155 [ref. 39448] possible). Current status: Valid as Phractura gladysae Pellegrin 1931. Amphiliidae: Doumeinae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

goodi, Paramphilius Harry [R. R.] 1953:203, Figs. 1-2 [Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines v. 47 (no. 1-2 and 3-4); ref. 9825] Lolodorf, Bikui River, Lokunje River system, Cameroon, West Africa. Holotype: CAS-SU 16970. Paratypes: CAS-SU 16971 (2), MRAC 79172 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:25 [ref. 29155] •Valid as Paramphilius goodi Harry 1953 -- (Skelton & Teugels 1986:62 [ref. 6192], Burgess 1989:114 [ref. 12860], Poll & Gosse 1995:187 [ref. 24781], Diogo 2003:428 [ref. 26979], Ferraris 2007:25 [ref. 29155]). •Synonym of Paramphilius baudoni (Pellegrin 1928) -- (Skelton 2007:56 [ref. 29258]). Current status: Valid as Paramphilius goodi Harry 1953. Amphiliidae: Amphiliinae. Distribution: Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater.

gracila, Doumea Skelton [P. H.] 2007:59, Fig. 9 [Zootaxa No. 1578; ref. 29258] Lobé River, upstream of bridge, Cameroon, 2°52'42"N, 9°53'55"E. Holotype: CUMV 89990. Paratypes: (42 not 43) AMNH 239444 (4); CUMV 89991 (18), 89992 (5), 90865 (3); MRAC 2007-05-P-1-4 (4); SAIAB 79492 (4); USNM 389955 (4). •Valid as Doumea gracila Skelton 2007 -- (Skelton 2007:777 [ref. 30030], Ferraris & Vari 2014:581 [ref. 33095], Fermon et al. 2022:154 [ref. 39448] possible). Current status: Valid as Doumea gracila Skelton 2007. Amphiliidae: Doumeinae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Nyong to Ntem rivers (southern Cameroon). Habitat: freshwater.

grammatophorus, Amphilius Pellegrin [J.] 1913:237, Fig. 1 [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 38 (no. 8); ref. 3428] Kikoulo River, French Guinea. Syntypes: MNHN 1913-0231 to 0235 (1 ea.). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:36 [ref. 19575], Ferraris 2007:22 [ref. 29155] •Synonym of Amphilius platychir (Günther 1864) -- (Skelton & Teugels 1986:54 [ref. 6192], Lévêque et al. 1989:119 [ref. 26480], Paugy et al. 1990:339 [ref. 26477], Lévèque et al. 1991:142 [ref. 31367], Skelton in Lévêque et al. 1992:454 [ref. 21590], Ferraris 2007:22 [ref. 29155], Schmidt & Pezold 2011:539 [ref. 31330] with remarks). •Valid as Amphilius grammatophorus Pellegrin 1913 -- (Thomson et al. 2015:86 [ref. 33879], Thomson & Swartz 2018:298 [ref. 35935]). Current status: Valid as Amphilius grammatophorus Pellegrin 1913. Amphiliidae: Amphiliinae. Distribution: Senegal River basin, Western Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

grandis, Amphilius Boulenger [G. A.] 1905:63, Pl. 7 (fig. 3) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1905, v. 1 (pt 1) (art. 2); ref. 15341] Chania River of Tetse, Tana system, Kenya, elevation 7000 feet. Syntypes: BMNH 1904.12.23.50-52 (3). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:23 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Amphilius uranoscopus (Pfeffer 1889) -- (Skelton & Teugels 1986:59 [ref. 6192], Seegers 1996:192 [ref. 23725], Seegers et al. 2003:37 [ref. 28087], Ferraris 2007:23 [ref. 29155]). •Valid as Amphilius grandis Boulenger 1905 -- (Thomson & Page 2010:49, 54 [ref. 30999]). Current status: Valid as Amphilius grandis Boulenger 1905. Amphiliidae: Amphiliinae. Distribution: Tana and Ewaso Nigiro (Ewaso Ngiro) River basins, Kenya. Habitat: freshwater.

hargeri, Amphilius Boulenger [G. A.] 1907:488 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 20 (no. 120) (art. 67); ref. 15139] Ruo River, Mlanji, British Central Africa [Malawi]. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1907.10.14.8. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:23 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Amphilius uranoscopus (Pfeffer 1889) -- (Skelton & Teugels 1986:59 [ref. 6192], Seegers 1996:192 [ref. 23725], Ferraris 2007:23 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Amphilius uranoscopus (Pfeffer 1889). Amphiliidae: Amphiliinae. Habitat: freshwater.

heterurus, Zaireichthys Roberts [T. R.] 2003:96, Fig. 14 [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences v. 54 (no. 5); ref. 26744] River Avokoko, affluent rive droit fleuve Congo, kilometer 21 route Kisangani-Wanie Rukula, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype: MRAC 87-42-P-1140. Paratypes: CAS 92617 (84, 4 c&s), 92618 (1); MRAC 87-42-P-1141-43 (3), 88-24-P-1-6 and 7-8 (8, 2 c&s), 90-47-P-525-530 [not 524-537] (6), 90-47-P-538-549 (12), 90-47-P-564-571 [not 564-580] (8), 90-30-P-1255-1256 [not 1198-456] (2). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:28 [ref. 29155]. Some catalog numbers for types as given by Roberts are incorrect, and the catalog ranges given include other species (information from MRAC). •Valid as Zaireichthys heterurus Roberts 2003 -- (Ferraris 2007:28 [ref. 29155], Eccles et al. 2011:24 [ref. 31326], Kullander & Roberts 2012:361, 368 [ref. 31751]). Current status: Valid as Zaireichthys heterurus Roberts 2003. Amphiliidae: Leptoglaninae. Distribution: Congo River basin. Habitat: freshwater.

howesi, Congoglanis Vari [R. P.], Ferraris [C. J., Jr.] & Skelton [P. H.] 2012:626, Fig. 1 [Copeia 2012 (no. 4); ref. 32357] Lunda Norte, Kasai River basin, Luachimo River, Luachimo rapids, 7°21'S, 20°50'E, in residual pools downstream of dam, Angola. Holotype: MRAC 162332. Paratypes: MRAC 162330 (1), 163333-163336 (4 total); USNM 405307 (1). •Valid as Congoglanis howesi Vari, Ferraris & Skelton 2012 -- (Skelton 2019:234 [ref. 36564]). Current status: Valid as Congoglanis howesi Vari, Ferraris & Skelton 2012. Amphiliidae: Doumeinae. Distribution: Southwestern Africa: Congo River basin (Angola). Habitat: freshwater.

inaequalis, Amphilius grammatophorus var. Pellegrin [J.] 1936:464 [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 60 (no. 5) [for 1935]; ref. 15668] Friguiagbé, near Kindia, French Guinea. Syntypes: MNHN 1935-0191 to 0193 (1, 1, 4). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:23 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Amphilius platychir (Günther 1864) -- (Skelton & Teugels 1986:54 [ref. 6192], Lévêque et al. 1989:119 [ref. 26480] as inequalis, Ferraris 2007:23 [ref. 29155], Schmidt & Pezold 2011:539 [ref. 31330] with remarks). Current status: Synonym of Amphilius platychir (Günther 1864). Amphiliidae: Amphiliinae. Habitat: freshwater.

ineac, Phractura Poll [M.] 1954:62, Fig. 5 [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoologie) v. 1; ref. 12662] Loweo River, Yangambi, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype: MRAC 77460. Paratypes: IRSNB 269 (3), MRAC 123787-88 (1, 1). Type catalog: Walschaerts 1987:15 [ref. 20755], Derijst 1991:62 [ref. 21528], Ferraris 2007:28 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Trachyglanis ineac (Poll 1954) -- (Skelton & Teugels 1986:64 [ref. 6192], Burgess 1989:114 [ref. 12860], Diogo 2003:433 [ref. 26979], Ferraris 2007:28 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Valid as Trachyglanis ineac (Poll 1954). Amphiliidae: Doumeinae. Distribution: Central Africa: Congo River basin. Habitat: freshwater.

inga, Congoglanis Ferraris [C. J., Jr.], Vari [R. P.] & Skelton [P. H.] 2011:485, Figs. 2a, 5 [Copeia 2011 (no. 4); ref. 31706] Congo River near Inga I Dam, 5°31'30"S, 13°37'30"E, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Holotype: MCZ 169063. Paratypes: AMG P-8833 (5, 1 c&s); AMNH 252565 (5); CUMV 96003 (5); MCZ 50534 (11, 2 c&s); MRAC 2011-01-P-5-9 (5); USNM 216351 (5), 399446 (10, 1 c&s). •Valid as Congoglanis inga Ferraris, Vari & Skelton 2011 -- (Vari et al. 2012:629 [ref. 32357]). Current status: Valid as Congoglanis inga Ferraris, Vari & Skelton 2011. Amphiliidae: Doumeinae. Distribution: Congo River near Inga, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

intermedia, Phractura Boulenger [G. A.] 1911:503, Fig. 375 [Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa v. 2; ref. 579] South Cameroon. Syntypes: BMNH 1903.7.28.114-116 (3), 1903.7.28.209-210 (2) Ja R., 1904.7.1.165-167 (3) Ja R., 1904.7.1.213 (1) Nyong R., 1904.10.26.49-52 (4) Ja R., 1907.5.22.187 (1) Ja R., 1909.4.29.103-105 (3) Libi R., 1909.12.3.28 (1) Ja R. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:26 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Phractura intermedia Boulenger 1911 -- (Skelton & Teugels 1986:63 [ref. 6192], Burgess 1989:114 [ref. 12860], Golubtsov & Dzerzhinskii 2003:165 [ref. 26889], Diogo 2003:432 [ref. 26979], Ferraris 2007:26 [ref. 29155], Fermon et al. 2022:155 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Phractura intermedia Boulenger 1911. Amphiliidae: Doumeinae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Cameroon, Gabon and Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

intermedius, Trachyglanis Pellegrin [J.] 1928:110 [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 53 (no. 2); ref. 3410] Kasaï, Luluabourg, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype (unique): NMBA 3755. Type catalog: Kottelat & Sutter 1988:54 [ref. 13796], Ferraris 2007:28 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Trachyglanis intermedius Pellegrin 1928 -- (Skelton & Teugels 1986:64 [ref. 6192], Burgess 1989:114 [ref. 12860], Diogo 2003:433 [ref. 26979], Ferraris 2007:28 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Valid as Trachyglanis intermedius Pellegrin 1928. Amphiliidae: Doumeinae. Distribution: Central Africa: Kasai River basin, Congo River basin. Habitat: freshwater.

jacksonii, Amphilius Boulenger [G. A.] 1912:602 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 10 (no. 60); ref. 14831] Hima River flowing into Lake George (Ruisamba) eastern foot-hills of Ruwenzori, Uganda, elevation 3500 feet. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1912.10.15.47. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:21 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Amphilius jacksonii Boulenger 1912 -- (Skelton & Teugels 1986:56 [ref. 6192], Burgess 1989:113 [ref. 12860] as jacksoni, Seegers 1996:188 [ref. 23725], Walsh et al. 2000:163 [ref. 24470], De Vos et al. 2001:131 [ref. 26059], Diogo 2003:428 [ref. 26979], Seegers et al. 2003:37 [ref. 28087], Ferraris 2007:21 [ref. 29155], Thomson et al. 2015:63 [ref. 33879], Akoth et al. 2023:12 [ref. 40069]). Current status: Valid as Amphilius jacksonii Boulenger 1912. Amphiliidae: Amphiliinae. Distribution: Central and eastern Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

kafuensis, Zaireichthys Eccles [D. H.], Tweddle [D.] & Skelton [P. H.] 2011:8, Figs. 3G, 7 [Smithiana, Publications in Aquatic Biodiversity, Bulletin No. 13; ref. 31326] Kafue River at Iolanda, 15°45'S, 28°15'E, just upstream of head of Kafue Gorge, south of Lusaka, Zambia. Holotype: SZAIAB 98519. Paratypes: AMSA/P 664 (2), BMNH 1979.12.6.1 [ex SAIAB 74-113] (1), USNM 220961 [ex SAIAB 74-113] (1) •Valid as Zaireichthys kafuensis Eccles, Tweddle & Skelton 2011. Current status: Valid as Zaireichthys kafuensis Eccles, Tweddle & Skelton 2011. Amphiliidae: Leptoglaninae. Distribution: Kafu River above Kafue Gorge, Zambia. Habitat: freshwater.

kakrimensis, Amphilius Teugels [G. G.], Skelton [P. H.] & Lévêque [C.] 1987:94, Figs. 1-2 [Cybium v. 11 (no. 1); ref. 6346] Small tributary of Kakrima River, Konkoure basin, Kasseri, Guinea. Holotype: MNHN 1986-0599. Paratypes: MNHN 1986-0600 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:21 [ref. 29155] •Valid as Amphilius kakrimensis Teugels, Skelton & Lévêque 1987 -- (Burgess 1989:113 [ref. 12860], Lévêque et al. 1989:119 [ref. 26480], Skelton in Lévêque et al. 1992:454 [ref. 21590], Diogo 2003:428 [ref. 26979], Ferraris 2007:21 [ref. 29155], Schmidt & Pezold 2011:543 [ref. 31330] with remarks, Thomson et al. 2015:62 [ref. 33879], Thomson & Swartz 2018:298 [ref. 35935]). Current status: Valid as Amphilius kakrimensis Teugels, Skelton & Lévêque 1987. Amphiliidae: Amphiliinae. Distribution: Konkoure River basin, Guinea. Habitat: freshwater.

kavangoensis, Zaireichthys Eccles [D. H.], Tweddle [D.] & Skelton [P. H.] 2011:9, Figs. 3H, 8 [Smithiana, Publications in Aquatic Biodiversity, Bulletin No. 13; ref. 31326] 5 km west of Nkurenkuru, Kavango River, 17°38'S, 18°34'E, Namibia. Holotype: NMN-P.1569 [not NMW]. Paratypes: BMNH 1987.7.13.77 (1), NMN-P 505 (1), SAIAB 20013 (1), USNM 220960 (1). •Valid as Zaireichthys kavangoensis Eccles, Tweddle & Skelton 2011 -- (Bruton et al. 2018:65 [ref. 36373], Skelton 2019:234 [ref. 36564]). Current status: Valid as Zaireichthys kavangoensis Eccles, Tweddle & Skelton 2011. Amphiliidae: Leptoglaninae. Distribution: Southwestern Africa: Kavango River (Namibia) and Angola. Habitat: freshwater.

kivuensis, Amphilius Pellegrin [J.] 1933:172 [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 58 (no. 3/4); ref. 16515] Kitembo, west of Lake Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, elevation 2000 meters. Syntypes: MNHN 1932-0038 (5), 1933-0009 to 0011 (3). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:37 [ref. 19575], Ferraris 2007:22 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Amphilius kivuensis Pellegrin 1933 -- (Skelton & Teugels 1986:56 [ref. 6192], Burgess 1989:113 [ref. 12860], Diogo 2003:428 [ref. 26979], Ferraris 2007:22 [ref. 29155], Thomson & Page 2010:49 [ref. 30999], Kiselkewa et al. 2020:[9] 708 [ref. 38315], Akoth et al. 2023:12 [ref. 40069] as cf. kivuensis). Current status: Valid as Amphilius kivuensis Pellegrin 1933. Amphiliidae: Amphiliinae. Distribution: Central and eastern-central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

korupi, Amphilius Skelton [P. H.] 2007:50, Fig. 5 [Zootaxa No. 1578; ref. 29258] Owaye River, just north of Mana River, upper Ndian system, Korup 'buffer zone A', Cameroon, 5°06'N, 8°59'E. Holotype: USNM 303621. Paratypes: SAIAB 79368 (1), 79369 (7), 79370 (1), 79371 (1); USNM 304098 (29), 303568 (1), 303862 (1), 365687 (1). Plus additional non-type specimens. •Valid as Amphilius korupi Skelton 2007 -- (Skelton 2007:767 [ref. 30030], Thomson et al. 2015:62 [ref. 33879], Thomson & Swartz 2018:298 [ref. 35935]). Current status: Valid as Amphilius korupi Skelton 2007. Amphiliidae: Amphiliinae. Distribution: West-central Africa: northwestern Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater.

krefftii, Amphilius Boulenger [G. A.] 1911:356, Fig. 276 [Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa v. 2; ref. 579] Usambara, in rivulet running from Anani Hills to Sigi River, Pangani River System, Tanzania. Syntypes: BMNH 1909.10.19.26-27 (2). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:23 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Amphilius uranoscopus (Pfeffer 1889) -- (Skelton & Teugels 1986:59 [ref. 6192] as kreffti, Seegers 1996:192 [ref. 23725] as kreffti, Ferraris 2007:23 [ref. 29155]). •Valid as Amphilius krefftii Bouenger 1811-- (Thomson & Page 2010:58 [ref. 30999]). Current status: Valid as Amphilius krefftii Boulenger 1911. Amphiliidae: Amphiliinae. Distribution: Tsavo River system of the Galana River basin, Kenya; Sigi and Pangani River basins, and Lake Jipe basin, Tanzania. Habitat: freshwater.

kunenensis, Zaireichthys Eccles [D. H.], Tweddle [D.] & Skelton [P. H.] 2011:10, Figs. 3D, 9 [Smithiana, Publications in Aquatic Biodiversity, Bulletin No. 13; ref. 31326] Kunene River, one mile east of Epupa Falls, 16°59'S, 13°16'E, Angola/Namibia border, southern Africa. Holotype: NMN-P.1571 [ex NMN-P.718]. Paratypes: BMNH 1979.12.6.6-10 (5), MRAC 79-139-P-12-15 (4), NMN-P.718 (5) •Valid as Zaireichthys kunenensis Eccles, Tweddle & Skelton 2011 -- (Skelton 2019:234 [ref. 36564]). Current status: Valid as Zaireichthys kunenensis Eccles, Tweddle & Skelton 2011. Amphiliidae: Leptoglaninae. Distribution: Southwestern Africa: Kunene River, Angola/Namibia border. Habitat: freshwater.

lacustris, Zaireichthys Eccles [D. H.], Tweddle [D.] & Skelton [P. H.] 2011:12, Figs. 3A, 10 [Smithiana, Publications in Aquatic Biodiversity, Bulletin No. 13; ref. 31326] Trawled in shells in Mazinzi Bay, 14°07'S, 34°57'E, about 8 km south-east of Monkey Bay, Lake Malawi, depth 11-13 meters. Holotype: SAIAB 455. Paratypes: AMNH 39113 (2); AMSA /P 3709 BMNH 1979.12.6.12-13 (2); MFRU (2); MRAC 79-39-P-16-17 (2); NMZB 3815 (2); SAIAB 450 (2), 451 (1 + larvae), 452 (1, alizarine prep.), 20005 (1 sectined) 20006 (1 sectioned), 20007 (1 sectioned); USNM 220963 (2). Plus additional non-type matrial. •Valid as Zaireichthys lacustris Eccles, Tweddle & Skelton 2011. Current status: Valid as Zaireichthys lacustris Eccles, Tweddle & Skelton 2011. Amphiliidae: Leptoglaninae. Distribution: Lake Malawi. Habitat: freshwater.

lamani, Amphilius Lönnberg [E.] & Rendahl [H.] 1920:171, Figs. 2-3 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 9) v. 6 (no. 31); ref. 15241] Kingoyi, Lower Congo. Syntypes: NRM 9910 (2). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:22 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Amphilius lamani Lönnberg & Rendahl 1920 -- (Skelton & Teugels 1986:56 [ref. 6192], Burgess 1989:113 [ref. 12860], Diogo 2003:428 [ref. 26979], Ferraris 2007:22 [ref. 29155], Thomson et al. 2015:62 [ref. 33879], Thomson & Swartz 2018:298 [ref. 35935], Fermon et al. 2022:154 [ref. 39448] with question). Current status: Valid as Amphilius lamani Lönnberg & Rendahl 1920. Amphiliidae: Amphiliinae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Lower Congo River basin. Habitat: freshwater.

lampei, Amphilius Pietschmann [V.] 1913:190, Pl. 2 (fig. 1) [Jahrbücher des Nassauischen Vereins für Naturkunde. Wiesbaden v. 66; ref. 14972] Mountain streams near Harrar, Ethiopia. Holotype: missing (? MW = Weisbaden Mus.). Paratypes: NMW 48094 (orig. 2, now 1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:22 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Amphilius lampei Pietschmann 1913 -- (Skelton & Teugels 1986:56 [ref. 6192], Burgess 1989:113 [ref. 12860], Diogo 2003:428 [ref. 26979], Ferraris 2007:22 [ref. 29155], Thomson & Page 2010:49 [ref. 30999], Marshall 2011:150 [ref. 31755]). Current status: Valid as Amphilius lampei Pietschmann 1913. Amphiliidae: Amphiliinae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Ethiopia. Habitat: freshwater.

laticaudatus, Amphilius Skelton [P. H.] 1984:61, Fig. [Annals of the Cape Provincial Museums (Natural History) v. 16 (no. 3); ref. 8212] Buzi River, at bridge on Inchopo to Lourenço Marques road, Mozambique, 19°55'S, 34°15'E. Holotype: AMG P5815 (A). Paratypes: AMG P5816 (2). Type catalog: Skelton & Stuart 1987:184 [ref. 12628], Ferraris 2007:22 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Amphilius laticaudatus Skelton 1984 -- (Skelton & Teugels 1986:56 [ref. 6192], Burgess 1989:113 [ref. 12860], Skelton 1993:221 [ref. 24071], Skelton 2001:221 [ref. 27406], Diogo 2003:428 [ref. 26979], Ferraris 2007:22 [ref. 29155], Thomson & Page 2010:49 [ref. 30999], Marshall 2011:151 [ref. 31755], Mazungula & Chakona 2021:1 [ref. 38290]). Current status: Valid as Amphilius laticaudatus Skelton 1984. Amphiliidae: Amphiliinae. Distribution: Southern Africa: Buzi River basin, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. Habitat: freshwater.

lentiginosus, Amphilius Trewavas [E.] 1936:71, Pl. 2 (figs. 10-11) [Novitates Zoologicae. A Journal of Zoology in Connection with the Tring Museum v. 40; ref. 13752] Brook at Mt. Moco, Cuvo River system, Angola. Syntypes: BMNH 1935.3.20.189-190 (2). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:22 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Amphilius lentiginosus Trewavas 1936 -- (Skelton & Teugels 1986:56 [ref. 6192], Diogo 2003:428 [ref. 26979], Ferraris 2007:22 [ref. 29155], Thomson et al. 2015:62 [ref. 33879], Thomson & Swartz 2018:298 [ref. 35935], Skelton 2019:234 [ref. 36564]). Current status: Valid as Amphilius lentiginosus Trewavas 1936. Amphiliidae: Amphiliinae. Distribution: Southwestern Africa: Queve River basin (Angola). Habitat: freshwater.

leopardus, Amphilius Mazungula [D. N.] & Chakona [A.] 2021:Fig. [Journal of Fish Biology v. 99 (no. 1); ref. 38290] Ruo River, Malawi. Holotype: SAIAB. Paratypes: SAIAB. •Valid as Amphilius leopardus Mazungula & Chakona 2021. Current status: Valid as Amphilius leopardus Mazungula & Chakona 2021. Amphiliidae: Amphiliinae. Distribution: Southern Africa: Ruo River drainage, Malawi. Habitat: freshwater.

leptura, Andersonia Boulenger [G. A.] 1900:529 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 6 (no. 36); ref. 554] Pond near Koshek, Sudan. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1907.12.2.2545. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:24 [ref. 29155]. See Ferraris 2007:24 [ref. 29155] for nomenclatural remark. •Valid as Andersonia leptura Boulenger 1900 -- (Skelton & Teugels 1986:60 [ref. 6192], Burgess 1989:114 [ref. 12860], Skelton in Lévêque et al. 1992:466 [ref. 21590], Poll & Gosse 1995:189 [ref. 24781], Golubtsov & Dzerzhinskii 2003:161 [ref. 26889], Diogo 2003:432 [ref. 26979], Ferraris 2007:24 [ref. 29155], Ferraris & Vari 2012:42 [ref. 31828], Neumann et al. 2016:305 [ref. 35036]). Current status: Valid as Andersonia leptura Boulenger 1900. Amphiliidae: Doumeinae. Distribution: Central Africa: upper Niger and upper Nile river systems, Lake Chad basin and the Omo River basin. Habitat: freshwater.

leroyi, Chimarrhoglanis Vaillant [L. L.] 1897:82 [3] [Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 1) v. 3 (no. 3); ref. 4489] Torrent of Mrogoro at Zanguebar, Oukami, East Africa, elevation 600 meters. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1897-0003. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:35 [ref. 19575], Ferraris 2007:23 [ref. 29155]. On p. 3 of separate. •Synonym of Amphilius uranoscopus (Pfeffer 1889) -- (Skelton & Teugels 1986:58 [ref. 6192], Seegers 1996:192 [ref. 23725], Ferraris 2007:23 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Amphilius uranoscopus (Pfeffer 1889). Amphiliidae: Amphiliinae. Habitat: freshwater.

lindica, Phractura Boulenger [G. A.] 1902:268, Pl. 28 (figs. 3-3b) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1902, v. 1 (pt 1) (art. 4); ref. 4865] Lindi River, Democratic Republic of Congo. Syntypes: BMNH 1902.4.14.25 (1), IRSNB 12 (2), MSNM 39 [ex MSNM 4446 and ex IRSNB] (1). Type catalog: Conci & Michelangeli 1974:226 [ref. 21560], Walschaerts 1987:15 [ref. 20755], Ferraris 2007:26 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Phractura lindica Boulenger 1902 -- (Skelton & Teugels 1986:63 [ref. 6192], Burgess 1989:114 [ref. 12860], Golubtsov & Dzerzhinskii 2003:165 [ref. 26889], Diogo 2003:432 [ref. 26979], Ferraris 2007:26 [ref. 29155], Kullander & Roberts 2012:361, 367, 368 [ref. 31751], Kiselkewa et al. 2020:[9] 708 [ref. 38315], Fermon et al. 2022:155 [ref. 39448] with question). Current status: Valid as Phractura lindica Boulenger 1902. Amphiliidae: Doumeinae. Distribution: Central Africa: Congo River basin (Democratic Republic of Congo). Habitat: freshwater.

longicauda, Phractura Boulenger [G. A.] 1903:439 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 12 (no. 70) (art. 42); ref. 15018] Kribi River, southern Cameroon. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1903.7.28.117. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:26 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Phractura longicauda Boulenger 1903 -- (Skelton & Teugels 1986:63 [ref. 6192], Burgess 1989:114 [ref. 12860], Golubtsov & Dzerzhinskii 2003:165 [ref. 26889], Diogo 2003:432 [ref. 26979], Ferraris 2007:26 [ref. 29155], Skelton 2007:65 [ref. 29258], Skelton 2007:785 [ref. 30030], Fermon et al. 2022:155 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Phractura longicauda Boulenger 1903. Amphiliidae: Doumeinae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: southern Cameroon south to Democratic Republic of Congo, including Congo River basin. Habitat: freshwater.

longiceps, Dolichamphilius Roberts [T. R.] 2003:100, Fig. 16c [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences v. 54 (no. 5); ref. 26744] Wagenia Falls on the River Lualaba, near Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype (unique): MRAC 90-47-P-704-708. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:24 [ref. 29155]. Original genus as "Dolichamphilius"; known from a single specimen without osteological anaylsis. •Valid as Dolichamphilius longiceps Roberts 2003 -- (Ferraris 2007:24 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Valid as Dolichamphilius longiceps Roberts 2003. Amphiliidae: Leptoglaninae. Distribution: Democratic Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

longirostris, Anoplopterus Boulenger [G. A.] 1901:447 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 8 (no. 47) (art. 56); ref. 14752] Hills in Bulu country, about 75 miles in the interior from Batanga, Cameroon, elevation 1500-2000 feet. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1901.11.12.133. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:22 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Amphilius longirostris (Boulenger 1901) -- (Skelton & Teugels 1986:57 [ref. 6192], Burgess 1989:113 [ref. 12860], Diogo 2003:428 [ref. 26979], Ferraris 2007:22 [ref. 29155], Skelton 2007:43 [ref. 29258], Skelton 2007:759 [ref. 30030], Thomson et al. 2015:62 [ref. 33879], Thomson & Swartz 2018:298 [ref. 35935], Fermon et al. 2022:154 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Amphilius longirostris (Boulenger 1901). Amphiliidae: Amphiliinae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. Habitat: freshwater.

lujani, Amphilius Thomson [A. W.] & Page [L. M.] in Thomson, Page & Hilber 2015:81, Fig. 9 [Zootaxa 3986 (no. 1); ref. 33879] Manafwa River at Bumwangu, Lake Kyogo drainage, Nile basin, Uganda, 00°56'26.2"N, 34°16'49.2"E. Holotype: UF 184238. Paratypes: AUM, BMNH 1962.2.6.62-63 (2), 1961.6.13.19 (1), 1965.10.15.18-21 (4), CU, MRAC, SAIAB, UF. Plus non-type specimens. •Valid as Amphilius lujani Thomson & Page 2015 -- (Akoth et al. 2023:12 [ref. 40069]). Current status: Valid as Amphilius lujani Thomson & Page 2015. Amphiliidae: Amphiliinae. Distribution: East Africa: Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. Habitat: freshwater.

lukugae, Phractura Boulenger [G. A.] 1920:402, Fig. 9 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1919 (pts 3-4) (art. 25); ref. 15206] Kabeke, a village 30 miles south of Tumbwe, on the Niemba River, near west coast of Lake Tanganyika. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1919.7.24.32. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:26 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Phractura lindica Boulenger 1902 -- (Skelton & Teugels 1986:63 [ref. 6192], Ferraris 2007:26 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Phractura lindica Boulenger 1902. Amphiliidae: Doumeinae. Habitat: freshwater.

macrura, Phractura Poll [M.] 1967:269, Fig. 129 [Publicações Culturais, Companhia de Diamantes de Angola (DIAMANG), Lisboa No. 75; ref. 3528] Caungula, Cassange River, tributary of Uamba River, Angola, 8°07'S, 18°09'E. Holotype: MD 6272. Paratypes: (9) MD 5502 (orig. 8), 6150 (1); MRAC 162362-65 (4), 162366 (1). Type catalog: Derijst 1991:62 [ref. 21528], Ferraris 2007:27 [ref. 29155] •Valid as Phractura macrura Poll 1967 -- (Skelton & Teugels 1986:64 [ref. 6192], Burgess 1989:114 [ref. 12860], Golubtsov & Dzerzhinskii 2003:165 [ref. 26889], Diogo 2003:432 [ref. 26979], Ferraris 2007:27 [ref. 29155], Skelton 2019:234 [ref. 36564]). Current status: Valid as Phractura macrura Poll 1967. Amphiliidae: Doumeinae. Distribution: Southwestern Africa: Congo River basin, Angola. Habitat: freshwater.

maesii, Amphilius Boulenger [G. A.] 1919:160 [Revue de Zoologie Africaine v. 7 (no. 2); ref. 15207] Oshwe, Lake Leopold II [Mai-Ndombe Lake], Democratic Republic of Congo. Syntypes: BMNH 1919.8.28.14-16 (3), MRAC 3180-83 (4). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:22 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Amphilius maesii Boulenger 1919 -- (Skelton & Teugels 1986:57 [ref. 6192], Burgess 1989:113 [ref. 12860], Diogo 2003:428 [ref. 26979], Ferraris 2007:22 [ref. 29155], Thomson et al. 2015:62 [ref. 33879], Thomson & Swartz 2018:298 [ref. 35935], Munene et al. 2021:24 [ref. 39283]). Current status: Valid as Amphilius maesii Boulenger 1919. Amphiliidae: Amphiliinae. Distribution: Central Africa: Congo River basin. Habitat: freshwater.

mamonekenensis, Amphilius Skelton [P. H.] 2007:52, Fig. 6 [Zootaxa No. 1578; ref. 29258] Mpoulou River, tributary of Loubomo River, Kouilou River system, near the village of Koulila, Republic of Congo, 4°11"S, 12°26'E. Holotype: MRAC 91-068-P-1206. Paratypes: AMNH 240490 (4); MRAC 91-068-P-1207-1208 (2), 91-068-P-1209 (1), 91-068-P-1271-1276 (6); SAIAB 79510 (4). •Valid as Amphilius mamonekenensis Skelton 2007 -- (Skelton 2007:769 [ref. 30030], Thomson et al. 2015:62 [ref. 33879], Thomson & Swartz 2018:299 [ref. 35935]). Current status: Valid as Amphilius mamonekenensis Skelton 2007. Amphiliidae: Amphiliinae. Distribution: West central Africa: Kouilou River basin, Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

mandevillei, Leptoglanis Poll [M.] 1959:98, Pl. 25 (fig. 2) [Annales du Musée du Congo Belge v. 71 (art. 3); ref. 3522] Stanley Pool, Congo River, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype: MRAC 118532. Paratypes: MRAC 118533-36 (4). Type catalog: Derijst 1991:53 [ref. 21528], Ferraris 2007:28 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Leptoglanis mandevillei Poll 1959 -- (Risch 1986:31 [ref. 6190], Burgess 1989:68 [ref. 12860], Diogo 2003:430 [ref. 26979]). •Valid as Zaireichthys mandevillei (Poll 1959) -- (Roberts 2003:97 [ref. 26744] dated 1957, Ferraris 2007:28 [ref. 29155], Eccles et al. 2011:24 [ref. 31326]). Current status: Valid as Zaireichthys mandevillei (Poll 1959). Amphiliidae: Leptoglaninae. Distribution: Congo River and tributaries, western Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

maravensis, Zaireichthys Eccles [D. H.], Tweddle [D.] & Skelton [P. H.] 2011:14, Figs. 3B, 12-13 [Smithiana, Publications in Aquatic Biodiversity, Bulletin No. 13; ref. 31326] Tributaries of the South Rukuru near Rumphi, 11°00'S, 33°50'E, Lake Malawi tributaries, Malawi. Holotype: SAIAB 20000. Paratypes: AMNH 39109 (4); BMNH 1979.12.6.22-25 (4); MFRU (4); MRAC 79-39-P-1-4 (4); NMZB 3816 (4); SAIAB 448 (1, c&s), 449 (6), 200001 (11), 20002 (6), 20003 (10); USNM 220956 (5). •Valid as Zaireichthys maravensis Eccles, Tweddle & Skelton 2011. Current status: Valid as Zaireichthys maravensis Eccles, Tweddle & Skelton 2011. Amphiliidae: Leptoglaninae. Distribution: Lake Malawi tributaries, Malawi. Habitat: freshwater.

marmoratus, Amphilius grammatophorus Daget [J.] 1963:584 [Mémoires de l'Institut français d'Afrique Noire No. 66; ref. 4594] Kana, Diougou, Mount Nimba, French Guinea, elevation 600 meters. Holotype: MNHN 1960-0119. Paratypes: IFAN (2). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:23 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Amphilius platychir (Günther 1864) -- (Skelton & Teugels 1986:54 [ref. 6192], Paugy et al. 1990:339 [ref. 26477], Skelton in Lévêque et al. 1992:454 [ref. 21590], Ferraris 2007:23 [ref. 29155]). •See Seegers 2008:136 [ref. 29709]. Current status: Synonym of Amphilius platychir (Günther 1864). Amphiliidae: Amphiliinae. Habitat: freshwater.

marshalli, Amphilius Mazungula [D. N.] & Chakona [A.] 2021:Fig. [Journal of Fish Biology v. 99 (no. 1); ref. 38290] Holotype: SAIAB. Paratypes: SAIAB. •Valid as Amphilius marshalli Mazungula & Chakona 2021. Current status: Valid as Amphilius marshalli Mazungula & Chakona 2021. Amphiliidae: Amphiliinae. Distribution: Southern Africa: Pungwe and lower Zambezi River basins, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. Habitat: freshwater.

minutus, Trachyglanis Boulenger [G. A.] 1902:49, Pl. 14 (fig. 3) [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoologie) v. 2 (fasc. 2); ref. 562] Ubangi River at Banzyville, Democratic Republic of Congo, about 4°18'N, 21°11'E. Syntypes: (4) BMNH 1901.12.26.50-51 (2), MRAC 1291-1291A (2). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:28 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Trachyglanis minutus Boulenger 1902 -- (Skelton & Teugels 1986:64 [ref. 6192], Burgess 1989:114 [ref. 12860], Diogo 2003:433 [ref. 26979], Ferraris 2007:28 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Valid as Trachyglanis minutus Boulenger 1902. Amphiliidae: Doumeinae. Distribution: Central Africa: Congo River basin. Habitat: freshwater.

mongallensis, Slatinia Werner [F.] 1906:327 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse v. 43 (no. 18); ref. 4625] Nile River. Holotype (unique): NMW 79741 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:24 [ref. 29155]. Appeared later in Werner 1906:1139 [ref. 17834] as a synonym of Andersonia leptura. •Synonym of Andersonia leptura Boulenger 1900 -- (Skelton & Teugels 1986:60 [ref. 6192], Ferraris 2007:24 [ref. 29155], Ferraris & Vari 2012:43 [ref. 31828]). Current status: Synonym of Andersonia leptura Boulenger 1900. Amphiliidae: Doumeinae. Habitat: freshwater.

monomotapa, Zaireichthys Eccles [D. H.], Tweddle [D.] & Skelton [P. H.] 2011:16, Figs. 3E, 14-16 [Smithiana, Publications in Aquatic Biodiversity, Bulletin No. 13; ref. 31326] Save River in eastern Zimbabwe. Holotype: NMZB 4325 [ex NMZB 0082]. Paratypes: AMNH 39110 (3); BMNH 1979.12.6.22-25 (4); MRAC 79-39-P-5-7 (3); NMZB 3813 (3); SAIAB 454 (3); USNM 220957 (3). Plus non-type material. Name is a noun in apposition. •Valid as Zaireichthys monomotapa Eccles, Tweddle & Skelton 2011 -- (Marshall 2011:147 [ref. 31755]). Current status: Valid as Zaireichthys monomotapa Eccles, Tweddle & Skelton 2011. Amphiliidae: Leptoglaninae. Distribution: Zambezi River system, east-flowing rivers south of Zambezi and river flowing into Lake Malawi. Habitat: freshwater.

multipunctata, Amphilius nigricaudatus var. Pellegrin [J.] 1909:67 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 1) v. 15 (no. 2); ref. 14405] Ogooué River at Ngomo, Gabon. Syntypes: MNHN 1909-0013 (1). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:36 [ref. 19575] as multipinctata, Ferraris 2007:21 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Amphilius brevis Boulenger 1902 -- (Skelton & Teugels 1986:55 [ref. 6192], Ferraris 2007:21 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Amphilius brevis Boulenger 1902. Amphiliidae: Amphiliinae. Habitat: freshwater.

nasuta, Psammphiletria Roberts [T. R.] 2003:102, Figs. 8f, 9d, 17a-d [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences v. 54 (no. 5); ref. 26744] River Ubangi near Banda, 72 kilometers upriver from Bangui, Central African Republic. Holotype: CAS 92624. Paratypes: CAS 92625 (11, 3 c&s), 92626 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:27 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Psammphiletria nasuta Roberts 2003 -- (Ferraris 2007:27 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Valid as Psammphiletria nasuta Roberts 2003. Amphiliidae: Leptoglaninae. Distribution: Ubangi River drainage, upstream from Bangui, Central African Republic. Habitat: freshwater.

natalensis, Amphilius Boulenger [G. A.] 1917:432 [Annals of the Durban Museum v. 1 (pt 4) (art. 20); ref. 15085] Krantz Kloof, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Syntypes: (2) BMNH 1917.7.21.1 [ex Durban Mus.] (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:22 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Amphilius natalensis Boulenger 1917 -- (Skelton & Teugels 1986:57 [ref. 6192], Burgess 1989:113 [ref. 12860], Skelton 1993:222 [ref. 24071], Skelton 2001:222 [ref. 27406], Diogo 2003:428 [ref. 26979], Ferraris 2007:22 [ref. 29155], Thomson & Page 2010:49 [ref. 30999], Marshall 2011:150 [ref. 31755], Mazungula & Chakona 2021:1 [ref. 38290]). Current status: Valid as Amphilius natalensis Boulenger 1917. Amphiliidae: Amphiliinae. Distribution: Southern Africa: uMngeni and Tukela River basins, KwaZulu Natal Province, South Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

nigricaudatus, Amphilius Pellegrin [J.] 1909:67 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 1) v. 15 (no. 2); ref. 14405] Ogowe River at Ngomo, Gabon. Syntypes: MNHN 1909-0014 to 0016 (3). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:35 [ref. 19575], Ferraris 2007:21 [ref. 29155] •Synonym of Amphilius brevis Boulenger 1902 -- (Skelton & Teugels 1986:55 [ref. 6192], Ferraris 2007:21 [ref. 29155], Skelton 2007:43 [ref. 29258]). •Valid as Amphilius nigricaudatus Pellegrin 1909 -- (Skelton 2007:763 [ref. 30030], Thomson et al. 2015:62 [ref. 33879], Thomson & Swartz 2018:299 [ref. 35935], Fermon et al. 2022:154 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Amphilius nigricaudatus Pellegrin 1909. Amphiliidae: Amphiliinae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Cameroon and Gabon. Habitat: freshwater.

notatus, Amphilius Nichols [J. T.] & Griscom [L.] 1917:715, Fig. 24 [Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History v. 37 (art. 25); ref. 3185] Faradje, Orientale Province, Congo. Holotype (unique): AMNH 6711. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:27 [ref. 29155] •Valid as Amphilius notatus Nichols & Griscom 1917 -- (Skelton & Teugels 1986:57 [ref. 6192], Burgess 1989:113 [ref. 12860], Diogo 2003:428 [ref. 26979]). •Valid as Tetracamphilius notatus (Nichols & Griscom 1917) -- (Roberts 2003:106 [ref. 26744], Ferraris 2007:27 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Valid as Tetracamphilius notatus (Nichols & Griscom 1917). Amphiliidae: Leptoglaninae. Distribution: Central Africa: Congo River basin. Habitat: freshwater.

nudipectus, Belonoglanis Lönnberg [E.] & Rendahl [H.] 1920:175, Fig. 6 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 9) v. 6 (no. 31); ref. 15241] Lower Congo River, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype (unique): NRM 16118. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:24 [ref. 29155] •Synonym of Belonoglanis tenuis Boulenger 1902 -- (Skelton & Teugels 1986:60 [ref. 6192], Ferraris 2007:24 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Belonoglanis tenuis Boulenger 1902. Amphiliidae: Doumeinae. Habitat: freshwater.

opisthophthalmus, Amphilius Boulenger [G. A.] 1919:159 [Revue de Zoologie Africaine v. 7 (no. 2); ref. 15207] Oshwe, Lake Leopold II [Mai-Ndombe Lake], Democratic Republic of Congo. Syntypes: (7) BMNH 1919.8.28.17-18 (2), MRAC 3191-94 (4). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:22 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Amphilius opisthophthalmus Boulenger 1919 -- (Skelton & Teugels 1986:58 [ref. 6192], Burgess 1989:113 [ref. 12860], Diogo 2003:428 [ref. 26979], Ferraris 2007:22 [ref. 29155], Thomson et al. 2015:62 [ref. 33879], Thomson & Swartz 2018:299 [ref. 35935]). Current status: Valid as Amphilius opisthophthalmus Boulenger 1919. Amphiliidae: Amphiliinae. Distribution: Congo River basin, Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

oxyrhinus, Amphilius Boulenger [G. A.] 1912:675, Pl. 80 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1912 (pt 3) (art. 37); ref. 14834] Eusso Mara, a swift mountain stream, Kenya. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1912.3.22.120. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:23 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Amphilius uranoscopus (Pfeffer 1889) -- (Skelton & Teugels 1986:59 [ref. 6192], Seegers 1996:192 [ref. 23725], Seegers et al. 2003:37 [ref. 28087], Ferraris 2007:23 [ref. 29155]). •Synonym of Amphilius grandis Boulenger 1905 -- (Thomson & Page 2010:54 [ref. 30999]). Current status: Synonym of Amphilius grandis Boulenger 1905. Amphiliidae: Amphiliinae. Habitat: freshwater.

pagei, Amphilius Thomson [A. W.] & Swartz [E. R.] 2018:293, Fig. 1 [Zootaxa 4420 (no. 2); ref. 35935] Just above Calema falls, Cuanza River basin, Angola, 9°53'28.2"S, 16°18'25.8"E. Holotype: SAIAB 85158. Paratypes: BMNH 2018.3.13.1-2 (2), MRAC, SAIAB. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Amphilius pagei Thomson & Swartz 2018, Current status: Valid as Amphilius pagei Thomson & Swartz 2018. Amphiliidae: Amphiliinae. Distribution: Cuanza River and Kasai River basins, Angola. Habitat: freshwater.

pallidus, Zaireichthys Eccles [D. H.], Tweddle [D.] & Skelton [P. H.] 2011:17, Figs. 3F, 4, 17-18 [Smithiana, Publications in Aquatic Biodiversity, Bulletin No. 13; ref. 31326] Choyi, near Kongola, on Kwando River, Caprivi, 17°46'S, 23°21'E, Nambia. Holotype: AMSA/P 2858. Paratypes: AMNH 39111 (4), AMSA/P 2858 (4), BMNH 1979.12.6.2-5 (4), MRAC 79-39-P-8-11 (4), USNM 220958 (4). •Valid as Zaireichthys pallidus Eccles, Tweddle & Skelton 2011 -- (Marshall 2011:149 [ref. 31755], Bruton et al. 2018:66 [ref. 36373], Skelton 2019:234 [ref. 36564]). Current status: Valid as Zaireichthys pallidus Eccles, Tweddle & Skelton 2011. Amphiliidae: Leptoglaninae. Distribution: Southern Africa: Upper Zambezi River system, Namibia, Angola and Zambia. Habitat: freshwater.

pectinatus, Tetracamphilius Roberts [T. R.] 2003:104, Fig. 18 [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences v. 54 (no. 5); ref. 26744] Congo basin, tributary of River Luala 26 kilometers north of Kibunzi, 8 kilometers south of turnoff to Kibunzi, Luozi District, 45°06.5'S, 13°48'E, Republic of Congo. Holotype: CAS 92627. Paratypes: CAS 92628 (31, 10 c&s), 92629 (2), 92630 (5, 2 c&s), 92631-32 (1, 1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:27 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Tetracamphilius pectinatus Roberts 2003 -- (Ferraris 2007:27 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Valid as Tetracamphilius pectinatus Roberts 2003. Amphiliidae: Leptoglaninae. Distribution: Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

pedunculus, Amphilius Thomson [A. W.] & Page [L. M.] in Thomson, Page & Hilber 2015:70, Fig. 5 [Zootaxa 3986 (no. 1); ref. 33879] Malagarasi River at Lower Igamba Falls (Kasagwe), Malagarasi River drainage, Tanzania, 5°10'48"S, 30°03'03"E. Holotype: CU 97334. Paratypes: CU, MRAC, SAIAB, SCU, UF. Plus non-type specimens. •Valid as Amphilius pedunculus Thomson & Page 2015. Current status: Valid as Amphilius pedunculus Thomson & Page 2015. Amphiliidae: Amphiliinae. Distribution: Tanzania, Burundi and Zambia. Habitat: freshwater.

pellegrini, Andersonia Boulenger [G. A.] 1918:427 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 9) v. 2 (no. 11); ref. 15096] Shari [Chari] River, Ubanghi-Shari Colony, Chad. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1918.11.12.13. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:24 [ref. 29155] See Ferraris 2007:24 [ref. 29155] for comments of use of Andersonia brevior by Boulenger on p. 426. •Synonym of Andersonia leptura Boulenger 1900 -- (Skelton & Teugels 1986:60 [ref. 6192], Ferraris 2007:24 [ref. 29155], Ferraris & Vari 2012:43 [ref. 31828]). Current status: Synonym of Andersonia leptura Boulenger 1900. Amphiliidae: Doumeinae. Habitat: freshwater.

pictus, Amphilius Nichols [J. T.] & LaMonte [F. R.] 1933:1, Fig. 1 [American Museum Novitates No. 626; ref. 17989] Stream near Kaleata, Liberia. Holotype: AMNH 12313. Paratypes: AMNH 12314 (orig. 5, now 4, 1 c&s), USNM 118677 [ex AMNH 12314] (1, c&s). Type catalog: Ferraris & Vari 1992:6 [ref. 19771], Ferraris 2007:21 [ref. 29155] •Synonym of Amphilius atesuensis Boulenger 1904 -- (Skelton & Teugels 1986:55 [ref. 6192], Paugy et al. 1990:339 [ref. 26477], Ferraris 2007:21 [ref. 29155], Schmidt & Pezold 2011:549 [ref. 31330]). Current status: Synonym of Amphilius atesuensis Boulenger 1904. Amphiliidae: Amphiliinae. Habitat: freshwater.

platychir, Pimelodus Günther [A.] 1864:134 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 5; ref. 1974] Sierra Leone. Syntypes: (4) BMNH 2001.12.5.574-577 (4), ?MNHN 1898-0121 (1). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:35 [ref. 19575], Ferraris 2007:22 [ref. 29155] •Valid as Amphilius platychir (Günther 1864) -- (Skelton & Teugels 1986:54 [ref. 6192], Burgess 1989:114 [ref. 12860], Lévêque et al. 1989:119 [ref. 26480], Paugy et al. 1990:339 [ref. 26477], Lévèque et al. 1991:142 [ref. 31367], Skelton in Lévêque et al. 1992:454 [ref. 21590], Diogo 2003:428 [ref. 26979], Ferraris 2007:22 [ref. 29155], Schmidt & Pezold 2011:521 [ref. 31330], Schmidt & Pezold 2011:530 [ref. 31330], Thomson et al. 2015:62 [ref. 33879], Thomson & Swartz 2018:299 [ref. 35935]). Current status: Valid as Amphilius platychir (Günther 1864). Amphiliidae: Amphiliinae. Distribution: Western Africa: Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea. Habitat: freshwater.

pulcher, Amphilius Pellegrin [J.] 1930:640, Fig. 1 [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 54 (no. 6) [for 1929]; ref. 16117] Louessé River, affluent of Kouilou River, Gabon. Syntypes: MNHN 1929-0224 (3), MRAC 20650 (1). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:36 [ref. 19575], Ferraris 2007:23 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Amphilius pulcher Pellegrin 1930 -- (Skelton & Teugels 1986:58 [ref. 6192], Burgess 1989:114 [ref. 12860], Diogo 2003:428 [ref. 26979], Ferraris 2007:23 [ref. 29155], Skelton 2007:43 [ref. 29258], Skelton 2007:761 [ref. 30030], Thomson et al. 2015:62 [ref. 33879], Thomson & Swartz 2018:299 [ref. 35935], Fermon et al. 2022:154 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Amphilius pulcher Pellegrin 1930. Amphiliidae: Amphiliinae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Kouilou River and Ogooue River basins (Gabon and Republic of Congo). Habitat: freshwater.

reidi, Doumea Ferraris [C. J., Jr.], Skelton [P. H.] & Vari [R. P.] 2010:709, Figs. 2-3 [Copeia 2010 (no. 4); ref. 31084] Gashaka Gumti National Park, Mayo Dande village, tributary of Banyo River, of Mbam River basin [Sanaga River drainage], near border with Cameroon, 6°59'00"N, 11°39'30"E, Nigeria. Holotype (unique): USNM 337914. •Valid as Doumea reidi Ferraris, Skelton & Vari 2010 -- (Ferraris & Vari 2014:581 [ref. 33095]). Current status: Valid as Doumea reidi Ferraris, Skelton & Vari 2010. Amphiliidae: Doumeinae. Distribution: Mbam River of Sanaga River basin, eastern Nigeria. Habitat: freshwater.

rheophilus, Amphilius Daget [J.] 1959:692, Fig. 3 [Bulletin de l'Institut Français d'Afrique Noire (Sér A) Sciences Naturelles v. 21 (no. 2); ref. 11988] Niokolo-Koba Park, Gambia; Senegal. Syntypes: MNHN 1959-0147 (2), 1960-0486 (1). Type catalog: Blanc 1961:270 [ref. 20870], Ferraris 2007:23 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Amphilius rheophilus Daget 1959 -- (Skelton & Teugels 1986:58 [ref. 6192], Burgess 1989:114 [ref. 12860], Lévêque et al. 1989:119 [ref. 26480], Paugy et al. 1990:339 [ref. 26477], Skelton in Lévêque et al. 1992:456 [ref. 21590], Diogo 2003:428 [ref. 26979], Ferraris 2007:23 [ref. 29155], Schmidt & Pezold 2011:530 [ref. 31330], Thomson et al. 2015:62 [ref. 33879], Thomson & Swartz 2018:299 [ref. 35935]). Current status: Valid as Amphilius rheophilus Daget 1959. Amphiliidae: Amphiliinae. Distribution: Western Africa: Guinea, Liberia, Senegal. Habitat: freshwater.

rhodesiensis, Zaireichthys Mo [T.-P.] 1991:12 [Theses Zoologicae v. 17; ref. 19952] Name only, not available (see Seegers 1996:199 [ref. 23725]). Name proposed for this species in a 1970 unpublished draft manuscript; see Eccles et al. 2011:16 [ref. 31326]. •In the synonymy of Zaireichthys monomotapa Eccles, Tweddle & Skelton 2011 [ref. 31326]. Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Zaireichthys monomotapa Eccles, Tweddle & Skelton 2011. Amphiliidae: Leptoglaninae.

rotundiceps, Gephyroglanis Hilgendorf [F. M.] 1905:412 [Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere (Jena) v. 22 (no. 4); ref. 15364] Bubu River at Irangi = [Kondoa], ca. 4°55'S, 35°45'E, East Africa. Lectotype: ZMB 16392. Paralectotypes: (19) BMNH 1905.7.25.43-46 (4); MRAC 76-50-P-1 (1); ZMB ?16391 (1), 32379 [ex ZMB 16392](9). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:28 [ref. 29155]. Lectotype selected by Seegers 1996:196 [ref. 23725]. •Valid as Leptoglanis rotundiceps (Hilgendorf 1905) -- (Risch 1986:31 [ref. 6190], Burgess 1989:68 [ref. 12860], Skelton 1993:219 [ref. 24071], Seegers 1996:196 [ref. 23725], Skelton 2001:219 [ref. 27406], De Vos et al. 2001:131 [ref. 26059] as aff. rotundiceps, Diogo 2003:430 [ref. 26979], Seegers et al. 2003:37 [ref. 28087] as aff. rotundiceps). •Valid as Zaireichthys rotundiceps (Hilgendorf 1905) -- (Roberts 2003:98 [ref. 26744], Ferraris 2007:28 [ref. 29155], Eccles et al. 2011:20 [ref. 31326], Kullander & Roberts 2012:361, 367 [ref. 31751], Kiselkewa et al. 2020:[9] 708 [ref. 38315], Akoth et al. 2023:13 [ref. 40069]). Current status: Valid as Zaireichthys rotundiceps (Hilgendorf 1905). Amphiliidae: Leptoglaninae. Distribution: Central Africa: Bubu River, Africa [many records are not this species; see Eccles et al. 2011:22 [ref. 31326]]. Habitat: freshwater.

ruziziensis, Amphilius Thomson [A. W.] & Page [L. M.] in Thomson, Page & Hilber 2015:68, Fig. 4 [Zootaxa 3986 (no. 1); ref. 33879] Lufiro River, upper reaches of Matchuza, Ruzizi River drainage, ca. 2°44'00"S, 29°02'99"E, Rwanda. Holotype: MRAC 93294. Paratypes: CU, MRAC, SAIAB, UF. Plus non-type specimens. •Valid as Amphilius ruziziensis Thomson & Page 2015. Current status: Valid as Amphilius ruziziensis Thomson & Page 2015. Amphiliidae: Amphiliinae. Distribution: Ruzizi River drainage, Rwanda & Burundi; western Democratic Republic of the Congo and northeastern tributaries of Lake Tanganyika in Burundi. Habitat: freshwater.

sagitta, Congoglanis Ferraris [C. J., Jr.], Vari [R. P.] & Skelton [P. H.] 2011:484, Fig. 4 [Copeia 2011 (no. 4); ref. 31706] Luapula drainage, Mulembo River at bridge on Mansa-Serenge road, 12°32'34"S, 30°23'24"E, Luapula Province, Zambia. Holotype: CUMV 96001. Paratypes: AMNH 252564 (4), CUMV 92042 (19), MCZ 169062 (4), MRAC 2011-01-P-1-4 (4), SAIAB 76543 (35), USNM 399447 (4), plus additional paratypes at CUMV and SAIAB. •Valid as Congoglanis sagitta Ferraris, Vari & Skelton 2011 -- (Vari et al. 2012:629 [ref. 32357], Abwe et al. 2023:30 [ref. 39992]). Current status: Valid as Congoglanis sagitta Ferraris, Vari & Skelton 2011. Amphiliidae: Doumeinae. Distribution: Southern-central Africa: upper Congo River basin (Democratic Republic of Congo; Zambia). Habitat: freshwater.

sanaga, Doumea Skelton [P. H.] 2007:63, Fig. 11 [Zootaxa No. 1578; ref. 29258] Mbal River, at Mbal, Sanaga River system, 5°37'N, 14°03'E, Cameroon. Holotype: MRAC 95-054-P-130. Paratypes: (stated 31, listed 42) AMNH 240491 [ex MRAC 95-054-P-158-162] (5), MRAC 95-054-P-131 (1), -P-132-133 (2), -P-134-136 (3), -P-137 (1), -P-138-145 (8), -146-151 (16); SAIAB 79511 [ex MRAC-95-054-P-152-157] (6). •Valid as Doumea sanaga Skelton 2007 -- (Skelton 2007:779 [ref. 30030], Ferraris et al. 2010:711 [ref. 31084], Ferraris & Vari 2014:581 [ref. 33095]). Current status: Valid as Doumea sanaga Skelton 2007. Amphiliidae: Doumeinae. Distribution: Western Africa: upper reaches of the Sanaga River, Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater.

sanghensis, Trachyglanis Pellegrin [J.] 1925:103 [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 50 (no. 2); ref. 15562] Sangha River at Ouesso, French Congo. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1925-0145. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:39 [ref. 19575], Ferraris 2007:28 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Trachyglanis sanghensis Pellegrin 1925 -- (Skelton & Teugels 1986:665 [ref. 6192], Burgess 1989:114 [ref. 12860], Diogo 2003:433 [ref. 26979], Ferraris 2007:28 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Valid as Trachyglanis sanghensis Pellegrin 1925. Amphiliidae: Doumeinae. Distribution: Central Africa: Congo River basin. Habitat: freshwater.

scaphyrhynchura, Doumea Vaillant [L. L.] in Rivière 1886:18 [La Revue scientifique: revue hebdomadaire illustrée (Revue rose), éd. par Jean Duhem. v. 38 [series 3: v. 23 (no. 1)]; ref. 17852] Diélé, on Akaina River, French Congo. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1886-0424. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:38 [ref. 19575], Ferraris 2007:27 [ref. 29155]. Genus spelled Donmea in original description. •Valid as Phractura scaphyrhynchura (Vaillant 1886) -- (Skelton & Teugels 1986:64 [ref. 6192], Burgess 1989:114 [ref. 12860], Golubtsov & Dzerzhinskii 2003:165 [ref. 26889], Diogo 2003:432 [ref. 26979], Ferraris 2007:27 [ref. 29155], Skelton 2019:234 [ref. 36564], Munene et al. 2021:24 [ref. 39283], Fermon et al. 2022:155 [ref. 39448] with question). Current status: Valid as Phractura scaphyrhynchura (Vaillant 1886). Amphiliidae: Doumeinae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Democratic Republic of Congo south to northern Angola, including Congo River basin; records from Gabon probably erroneous. Habitat: freshwater.

scaphyrhynchura, Peltura Pellegrin [J.] 1900:181 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 1) v. 6 (no. 4); ref. 3397] Described as a "Nov. sp." but this is not an original description but a subsequent use of Doumea scaphyrhynchura Vaillant 1886. Current status: Synonym of Phractura scaphyrhynchura (Vaillant 1886). Amphiliidae: Doumeinae.

skeltoni, Doumea Ferraris [C. J., Jr.] & Vari [R. P.] 2014:577, Fig. 1-2 [Copeia 2013 (no. 4); ref. 33095] Loémé River, behind camp of Chemin de Fer Congo-Océan (railway company of Republic of the Congo) at Ncesse, 4°30'S, 12°32'E, Republic of the Congo. Holotype: MRAC 91-92-P-214. Paratypes: AMNH, BMNH 2013.2.8.1-2 (2), CUMV, MRAC, USNM, ZSM (many). •Valid as Doumea skeltoni Ferraris & Vari 2014. Current status: Valid as Doumea skeltoni Ferraris & Vari 2014. Amphiliidae: Doumeinae. Distribution: Loéné River drainage, Democratic Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

stiassny, Phractura Skelton [P. H.] 2007:65, Fig. 12 [Zootaxa No. 1578; ref. 29258] Nyanga River, where street crosses river in Tchibanga, Nyanga River system, 3°00'S, 11°00'E, Gabon. Holotype (unique): AMNH 232265. Species epithet is a noun in apposition. •Valid as Phractura stiassny Skelton 2007 -- (Skelton 2007:787 [ref. 30030], Fermon et al. 2022:156 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Phractura stiassny Skelton 2007. Amphiliidae: Doumeinae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Nyanga River (Gabon) endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

stilicauda, Doumea Ferraris [C. J., Jr.], Skelton [P. H.] & Vari [R. P.] 2010:712, Figs, 2, 4 [Copeia 2010 (no. 4); ref. 31084] Pont So'o, So'o River, Nyong River system, 3°19'N, 11°29'E, Sud Région, Cameroon. Holotype: SAIAB 80182. Paratypes: SAIAB 80791 (6), 80792 (2), 80798 (1), 85547 (1); USNM 39012 [ex SAIAB 80791] (2). •Valid as Doumea stilicauda Ferraris, Skelton & Vari 2010 -- (Ferraris & Vari 2014:581 [ref. 33095]). Current status: Valid as Doumea stilicauda Ferraris, Skelton & Vari 2010. Amphiliidae: Doumeinae. Distribution: So'o River, Nyong River system, Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater.

tenuicauda, Paraphractura Boulenger [G. A.] 1902:48, Pl. 14 (fig. 2) [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoologie) v. 2 (fasc. 2); ref. 562] Ubangi River at Banzyville, Democratic Republic of Congo, about 4°18'N, 21°11'E. Syntypes: BMNH 1901.12.26.48-49 (2), MRAC 1297-1299 (3). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:27 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Phractura tenuicauda (Boulenger 1902) -- (Skelton & Teugels 1986:64 [ref. 6192], Burgess 1989:114 [ref. 12860], Golubtsov & Dzerzhinskii 2003:165 [ref. 26889], Diogo 2003:432 [ref. 26979], Ferraris 2007:27 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Valid as Phractura tenuicauda (Boulenger 1902). Amphiliidae: Doumeinae. Distribution: Central Africa: Congo River basin. Habitat: freshwater.

tenuis, Belonoglanis Boulenger [G. A.] 1902:50, Pl. 14 (fig. 4) [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoologie) v. 2 (fasc. 2); ref. 562] Ubangi River at Banzyville, Democratic Republic of Congo, about 4°18'N, 21°11'E. Holotype (unique): MRAC 1289. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:24 [ref. 29155] •Valid as Belonoglanis tenuis Boulenger 1902 -- (Skelton & Teugels 1986:60 [ref. 6192], Burgess 1989:114 [ref. 12860], Poll & Gosse 1995:189 [ref. 24781], Diogo 2003:432 [ref. 26979], Ferraris 2007:24 [ref. 29155], Munene et al. 2021:24 [ref. 39283], Stiassny et al. 2021:1687 [ref. 39000]). Current status: Valid as Belonoglanis tenuis Boulenger 1902. Amphiliidae: Doumeinae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Congo River basin (Democratic Republic of Congo). Habitat: freshwater.

teugelsi, Paramphilius Skelton [P. H.] 1989:2, Fig. 1 [The J.L.B Smith Institute of Ichthyology Special Publication No. 48; ref. 14123] Ruisseau affluent de Mamou (Little Scarcies River system), Guinea, west Africa, about 10°09'N, 11°50'W. Holotype: MNHN 1961-0601 (51 mm SL, with paratype). Paratypes: MNHN 1961-0601 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:25 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Paramphilius teugelsi Skelton 1989 -- (Paugy et al. 1990:339 [ref. 26477], Skelton in Lévêque et al. 1992:457 [ref. 21590], Poll & Gosse 1995:187 [ref. 24781], Burgess & Finley 1996:165 [ref. 22901], Diogo 2003:428 [ref. 26979], Ferraris 2007:25 [ref. 29155], Skelton 2007:56 [ref. 29258]). Current status: Valid as Paramphilius teugelsi Skelton 1989. Amphiliidae: Amphiliinae. Distribution: Western Africa: Guinea. Habitat: freshwater.

thysi, Doumea Skelton [P. H.] 1989:6, Fig. 3 [The J.L.B Smith Institute of Ichthyology Special Publication No. 48; ref. 14123] Cross River, 27 miles from Mamfe towards Eyomojak, Cameroon, 5°46'N, 9°3'E. Holotype: MRAC 76-32-P-2260. Paratypes: MRAC 76-32-P-2226-2228 (3), 76-32-P-2261-2265 (5), 76-32-P-2237 (1), 84-21-P-3 (1); SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 30445 [ex MRAC 76-32-P-2261-2265] (2). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:25 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Doumea thysi Skelton 1989 -- (Skelton in Lévêque et al. 1992:463 [ref. 21590], Burgess & Finley 1996:165 [ref. 22901], Diogo 2003:431 [ref. 26979], Ferraris 2007:25 [ref. 29155], Skelton 2007:59 [ref. 29258], Skelton 2007:781 [ref. 30030], Ferraris & Vari 2014:581 [ref. 33095]). Current status: Valid as Doumea thysi Skelton 1989. Amphiliidae: Doumeinae. Distribution: Western Africa: Cameroon and Nigeria. Habitat: freshwater.

transvaaliensis, Amphilius van der Horst [C. J.] 1931:247, Fig. 1 [Annals of the Transvaal Museum v. 14 (pt 3); ref. 16340] Transvaal [now Gauteng], South Africa. Syntypes: ?SAIAB [formerly RUSI] [ex TMP] (5). Appeared in caption to Fig. 1 only; apparently retained through proofing error; figure corresponds to discussion of A. grandis on pp. 246-247; copy at CAS has hand correction (apparently by author) changing caption to "Amphilius grandis Blgr." Regarded as unavailable -- not intended as new based on text. •In the synonymy of Amphilius uranoscopus (Pfeffer 1889) -- (Skelton & Teugels 1986:59 [ref. 6192], Seegers 1996:192 [ref. 23725] as transvaalensis). Current status: Synonym of Amphilius uranoscopus (Pfeffer 1889). Amphiliidae: Amphiliinae.

trichomycteroides, Paramphilius Pellegrin [J.] 1907:24 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 1) v. 13 (no. 1); ref. 3422] Ditinn, Fouta Djallon, Guinea, western Africa. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1906-0343. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:39 [ref. 19575], Ferraris 2007:25 [ref. 29155] •Valid as Paramphilius trichomycteroides Pellegrin 1907 -- (Skelton & Teugels 1986:61 [ref. 6192], Burgess 1989:114 [ref. 12860], Lévêque et al. 1989:119 [ref. 26480], Paugy et al. 1990:339 [ref. 26477], Skelton in Lévêque et al. 1992:458 [ref. 21590], Poll & Gosse 1995:187 [ref. 24781], Diogo 2003:428 [ref. 26979], Ferraris 2007:25 [ref. 29155], Skelton 2007:43 [ref. 29258]). Current status: Valid as Paramphilius trichomycteroides Pellegrin 1907. Amphiliidae: Amphiliinae. Distribution: Western Africa: Guinea. Habitat: freshwater.

typica, Doumea Sauvage [H.-E.] 1879:97 [8] [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 3; ref. 3881] Ogooué River at Doumé, Gabon. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-0965. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:25 [ref. 29155]. On p. 8 of separate. •Valid as Doumea typica Sauvage 1879 -- (Skelton & Teugels 1986:61 [ref. 6192], Burgess 1989:114 [ref. 12860], Diogo 2003:431 [ref. 26979], Ferraris 2007:25 [ref. 29155], Skelton 2007:59 [ref. 29258], Skelton 2007:775 [ref. 30030] dated 1878, Ferraris & Vari 2014:581 [ref. 33095], Fermon et al. 2022:155 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Doumea typica Sauvage 1879. Amphiliidae: Doumeinae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Cameroon south to Democratic Republic of Congo, including Congo River basin. Habitat: freshwater.

uniformis, Amphilius baudoni var. Pellegrin [J.] 1930:200 [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 55 (no. 3); ref. 16118] Gabon. Syntypes: MNHN 1929-0238 (1) Koumbi River, 1929-0239 (5) Sangha River. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:36-37 [ref. 19575], Ferraris 2007:21 [ref. 29155] •Synonym of Amphilius baudoni Pellegrin 1928 -- (Skelton & Teugels 1986:55 [ref. 6192], Ferraris 2007:21 [ref. 29155]). •Synonym of Paramphilius baudoni (Pellegrin 1928) -- (Skelton 2007:56 [ref. 29258]). Current status: Synonym of Paramphilius baudoni (Pellegrin 1928). Amphiliidae: Amphiliinae. Habitat: freshwater.

uranoscopus, Anoplopterus Pfeffer [G. J.] 1889:16 [Jahrbuch der Hamburgischen Wissenschaftlichen Anstalten v. 6 (art. 4); ref. 3460] Ushonda and Monda, upper ranges of Wami River, Tanzania. Lectotype: ZMH 11944. Paralectotypes: ZMH 8401 (1). Type catalog: Wilkens & Dohse 1993:413 [ref. 21161], Ferraris 2007:23 [ref. 29155]. Lectotype selected by Seegers 1996:192 [ref. 23725]. •Valid as Amphilius uranoscopus (Pfeffer 1889) -- (Skelton & Teugels 1986:58 [ref. 6192], Burgess 1989:114 [ref. 12860], Skelton 1993:223 [ref. 24071], Seegers 1996:192 [ref. 23725], Diogo 2003:428 [ref. 26979], Skelton 2001:223 [ref. 27406], De Vos et al. 2001:131 [ref. 26059] as aff. uranoscopus, Seegers et al. 2003:37 [ref. 28087], Snoeks 2004:24 [ref. 28111], Ferraris 2007:23 [ref. 29155], Thomson & Page 2010:49 [ref. 30999], Marshall 2011:151 [ref. 31755], Kullander & Roberts 2012:361 [ref. 31751], Bruton et al. 2018:64 [ref. 36373], Kiselkewa et al. 2020:[9] 708 [ref. 38315] as cf. uranoscopus). Current status: Valid as Amphilius uranoscopus (Pfeffer 1889). Amphiliidae: Amphiliinae. Distribution: Eastern and central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

wamiensis, Leptoglanis Seegers [L.] 1989:285, Fig. [Die Aquarien- und Terrarienzeitschrift (DATZ) v. 42 (no. 5); ref. 17727] Kisangata Creek, tributary of the Wami River at Mvumi, 32 kilometers southwest of Kidete on the Kimamba-Kilosa road, Morogoro, Tanzania. Holotype: ZFMK 15899. Paratypes: ZFMK 15901-02 (2). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:29 [ref. 29155], Herder et al. 2010:119 [ref. 31087]. •Valid as Leptoglanis wamiensis Seegers 1989 -- (Burgess & Finley 1996:164 [ref. 22901]). •Questionably a synonym of Zaireichthys rotundiceps (Hilgendorf 1905) -- (Roberts 2003:98 [ref. 26744]). •Valid as Zaireichthys wamiensis (Seegers 1989) -- (Ferraris 2007:29 [ref. 29155], Eccles et al. 2011:24 [ref. 31326]). Current status: Valid as Zaireichthys wamiensis (Seegers 1989). Amphiliidae: Leptoglaninae. Distribution: Wami River drainage, Tanzania. Habitat: freshwater.

xenognathus, Leptoglanis Boulenger [G. A.] 1902:43, Pl. 14 (fig. 1) [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoologie) v. 2 (fasc. 2); ref. 562] Ubangi River at Banzyville, Democratic Republic of Congo, about 4°18'N, 21°11'E. Holotype (unique): MRAC 1287. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:25 [ref. 29155] •Valid as Leptoglanis xenognathus Boulenger 1902 -- (Risch 1986:31 [ref. 6190], Burgess 1989:68 [ref. 12860], Seegers 1996:198 [ref. 23725], Roberts 2003:91 [ref. 26744], Diogo 2003:430 [ref. 26979], Ferraris 2007:25 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Valid as Leptoglanis xenognathus Boulenger 1902. Amphiliidae: Leptoglaninae. Distribution: Central Africa: Congo River basin. Habitat: freshwater.

zairensis, Amphilius Skelton [P. H.] 1986:266, Figs. 1-12 [Revue de Zoologie Africaine v. 99 (no. 3) (for 1985); ref. 8037] Lufu River, 2 kilometers from confluence with Congo River, near Inga hydroelectric dam, 5°31.5'S, 13°37.5'E, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype: MCZ 50533. Paratypes: BMNH 1984.7.18.1-5 [ex MCZ 50532] (5); MCZ 50144 (1), 50295 (1). 50458 (3), 50533 (1), 61107 (17 + 3 c&s); MRAC 84-26-P-1-4 [ex MCZ 50533] (4); SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 22308 [ex MCZ 50533] (5). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:23 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Amphilius zairensis Skelton 1986 -- (Burgess 1989:114 [ref. 12860], Diogo 2003:428 [ref. 26979], Ferraris 2007:23 [ref. 29155], Thomson & Page 2010:49 [ref. 30999], Munene et al. 2021:24 [ref. 39283]). Current status: Valid as Amphilius zairensis Skelton 1986. Amphiliidae: Amphiliinae. Distribution: Central Africa: Congo River basin. Habitat: freshwater.

zonatus, Zaireichthys Roberts [T. R.] 1968:124, Figs. 3-4 [Ichthyologica, the Aquarium Journal v. 39 (nos. 3-4); ref. 3770] Side channel of the lower rapids of the Congo River, below Stanley Pool, Kinshasa [Leopoldville], Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype: CAS-SU 64126. Paratypes: CAS-SU 64127 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:29 [ref. 29155]. Year of publication changed to 1968 on July 2011. •Valid as Zaireichthys zonatus Roberts 1968 -- (Risch 1986:35 [ref. 6190], Burgess 1989:68 [ref. 12860], Poll & Gosse 1995:181 [ref. 24781], Seegers 1996:199 [ref. 23725], Roberts 2003:93 [ref. 26744], Diogo 2003:430 [ref. 26979], Ferraris 2007:29 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Valid as Zaireichthys zonatus Roberts 1968. Amphiliidae: Leptoglaninae. Distribution: Central Africa: Congo River near Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

zuluorum, Amphilius Mazungula [D. N.] & Chakona [A.] 2021:Fig. [Journal of Fish Biology v. 99 (no. 1); ref. 38290] uMkhomazi River, KwaZulu Natal Province, South Africa. Holotype: SAIAB. Paratypes: SAIAB. •Valid as Amphilius zuluorum Mazungula & Chakona 2021. Current status: Valid as Amphilius zuluorum Mazungula & Chakona 2021. Amphiliidae: Amphiliinae. Distribution: Southern Africa: uMkhomazi River system, KwaZulu Natal Province, South Africa. Habitat: freshwater.