''Chiloglanis'' is a

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of upside-down catfishes native to

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. These

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have modified lips and

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that form a

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. They also have a naked (scaleless) body.

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has been reported in ''Chiloglanis''. The adult males of many of these species have elongate

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and

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s. Also, males may have an enlarged humeral process.

Species

There are currently 53 recognized species in this genus: * ''

Chiloglanis angolensis ''Chiloglanis angolensis'' is a species of upside-down catfish endemic to Angola where it occurs in the Cuango River and the Rio Coroca. This species grows to a length of SL. References External links angolensis This list of Lati ...

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, 1967 * ''

Chiloglanis anoterus ''Chiloglanis anoterus'', the pennant-tailed suckermouth, is a species of upside-down catfish native to Mozambique, South Africa and Eswatini where it occurs in escarpment streams of the Pongolo and Incomati River The Komati River, also know ...

'' R. S. Crass, 1960 (Pennant-tailed suckermouth) * ''

Chiloglanis asymetricaudalis ''Chiloglanis asymetricaudalis'' is a species of upside-down catfish native to Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and Tanzania Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the Af ...

'' De Vos, 1993 * ''

Chiloglanis batesii ''Chiloglanis batesii'' is a species of Mochokidae, upside-down catfish found widely in Western Africa, Western and Central Africa. This species grows to a length of fish measurement, TL. Chiloglanis batesii ( fish species) CLASSIFICATION / N ...

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, 1904 * ''

Chiloglanis benuensis ''Chiloglanis benuensis'' is a species of upside-down catfish native to Cameroon and Nigeria where it occurs in the Niger, Bénoué Bénoué is a Departments of Cameroon, department of North Province (Cameroon), North Province in Cameroon. The ...

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, 1963 * ''

Chiloglanis bifurcus The Incomati rock catlet or Incomati suckermouth (''Chiloglanis bifurcus'') is a species of upside-down catfish native to Mozambique, South Africa and Eswatini where it is only found in the Crocodile-Incomati River The Komati River, also kno ...

'' R. A. Jubb & Le Roux, 1969 (Incomati suckermouth) * ''

Chiloglanis brevibarbis ''Chiloglanis brevibarbis'', the short barbelled suckermouth, is a species of upside-down catfish native to Kenya and Tanzania Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes r ...

, 1902 (Short-barbelled suckermouth) * ''

Chiloglanis cameronensis ''Chiloglanis cameronensis'' is a species of upside-down catfish native to Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon Gabon ( ; ), officially the Gabonese Republic (), is a country on the Atlantic coast of Central Africa, on the equator, bordered ...

, 1904 * ''

Chiloglanis carnosus ''Chiloglanis carnosus'' is a species of upside-down catfish endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo where it occurs in rapids of the lower Congo River The Congo River, formerly also known as the Zaire River, is the second-longest riv ...

'' T. R. Roberts & D. J. Stewart, 1976 * ''

Chiloglanis congicus ''Chiloglanis congicus'' is a species of upside-down catfish endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo where it occurs in the lower Congo River The Congo River, formerly also known as the Zaire River, is the second-longest river in Afric ...

, 1920 * ''

Chiloglanis deckenii The Pangani suckermouth (''Chiloglanis deckenii'') is a species of upside-down catfish native to Kenya and Tanzania. This species grows to a length of SL. Distribution It is found in the Mtera Dam, Kidatu Dam, Lake Jipe, the Pangani River, R ...

'' W. K. H. Peters, 1868 (Pangani suckermouth) * ''

Chiloglanis devosi ''Chiloglanis devosi'' is a species of catfish native to Africa, in particularly rivers in Kenya. The species was first described in 2015, alongside '' Chiloglanis kerioensis''. It was named after Luc De Vos, who had served as the director of th ...

'' R. C. Schmidt, H. L. Bart & Nyingi, 2015Schmidt, R.C., Bart, H.L.Jr. & Nyingi, D.W. (2015): Two new species of African suckermouth catfishes, genus ''Chiloglanis'' (Siluriformes: Mochokidae), from Kenya with remarks on other taxa from the area. ''Zootaxa, 4044 (1): 45–64.'' * '' Chiloglanis disneyi'' Trewavas, 1974 * '' Chiloglanis elisabethianus''

, 1915 * ''

Chiloglanis emarginatus ''Chiloglanis emarginatus'', the Phongolo suckermouth, is a species of upside-down catfish native to Eswatini, Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe. From this region, it occurs in the Pongola, Komati, Pungwe and the middle to lower Zambezi Riv ...

'' R. A. Jubb & Le Roux, 1969 (Phongolo suckermouth) * '' Chiloglanis fasciatus'' Pellegrin, 1936 (Okavango suckermouth) * ''

Chiloglanis fortuitus ''Chiloglanis fortuitus'' is a species of catfish native to West Africa, specifically rivers in Liberia. It was first described in 2023, alongside another species of ''Chiloglanis'', ''Chiloglanis frodobagginsi''. Description ''Chiloglanis fo ...

'' Schmidt, Bragança, and Tweddle, 2023 * ''

Chiloglanis frodobagginsi ''Chiloglanis frodobagginsi'' is a species of catfish native to West Africa, in particular the upper Niger River. First described in 2023, it was initially mistaken for its sister species, '' Chiloglanis micropogon''. Etymology ''Chiloglanis ...

'' Schmidt, Friel, Bart, and Pezold, 2023 * '' Chiloglanis harbinger'' T. R. Roberts, 1989 * '' Chiloglanis igamba''

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& Vigliotta, 2011 * '' Chiloglanis kalambo'' Seegers, 1996 (Kalambo suckermouth) * '' Chiloglanis kazumbei''

& Vigliotta, 2011 * '' Chiloglanis kerioensis'' R. C. Schmidt, H. L. Bart & Nyingi, 2015 * '' Chiloglanis lamottei''

, 1948 * '' Chiloglanis lufirae''

, 1976 * '' Chiloglanis lukugae''

, 1944 * '' Chiloglanis macropterus''

& D. J. Stewart, 1975 * '' Chiloglanis marlieri''

, 1952 * '' Chiloglanis mbozi'' Seegers, 1996 (Mbozi suckermouth) * ''

Chiloglanis micropogon ''Chiloglanis micropogon'' is a species of upside-down catfish native to Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola, where it occurs in the lower Congo river, the Kasai, Kwango, Dja and Lualaba rivers and Wagenia Falls (Stanl ...

, 1952 * ''

Chiloglanis microps ''Chiloglanis microps'' is a species of upside-down catfish endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo where it occurs in the Lufira River The Lufira River is a tributary of the Lualaba River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). ...

'' Matthes, 1965 * '' Chiloglanis modjensis''

, 1904 * '' Chiloglanis mongoensis'' R. C. Schmidt &

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, 2019Schmidt, R.C. & Barrientos, C. (2019): A new species of suckermouth catfish (Mochokidae: Chiloglanis) from the Rio Mongo in Equatorial Guinea. ''Zootaxa, 4652 (3): 507-519.'' * '' Chiloglanis neumanni''

, 1911 (Neumann's suckermouth) * '' Chiloglanis niger'' T. R. Roberts, 1989 * '' Chiloglanis niloticus''

, 1900 * '' Chiloglanis normani'' Pellegrin, 1933 * '' Chiloglanis occidentalis'' Pellegrin, 1933 * '' Chiloglanis orthodontus''

& Vigliotta, 2011 * '' Chiloglanis paratus'' R. S. Crass, 1960 (Saw-fin suckermouth) * '' Chiloglanis pojeri''

, 1944 * '' Chiloglanis polyodon''

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, 1932 * '' Chiloglanis polypogon'' T. R. Roberts, 1989 * '' Chiloglanis pretoriae'' van der Horst, 1931 (Short-spine suckermouth) * ''

Chiloglanis productus ''Chiloglanis productus'' is a species of upside-down catfish endemic to Zambia Zambia, officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa. It ...

'' H. H. Ng & R. M. Bailey, 2006 * '' Chiloglanis reticulatus'' T. R. Roberts, 1989 * '' Chiloglanis rukwaensis'' Seegers, 1996 (Lake Rukwa suckermouth) * '' Chiloglanis ruziziensis'' De Vos, 1993 * '' Chiloglanis sanagaensis'' T. R. Roberts, 1989 * '' Chiloglanis sardinhai'' Ladiges & Voelker, 1961 * '' Chiloglanis somereni'' Whitehead, 1958 (Someren's suckermouth) * '' Chiloglanis swierstrai'' van der Horst, 1931 (Lowveld suckermouth) * '' Chiloglanis trilobatus'' Seegers, 1996 (Three-lobed suckermouth) * '' Chiloglanis voltae''

, 1963

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q1868102 Mochokidae Fish of Africa Catfish genera Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters Freshwater fish genera