''Doumea'' is a

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. Species of ''Doumea'' have a rather large and tapered body, a pointed head, and a thin

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. Thin bilateral osseous peaks are sometimes present on the back and the belly, and are the precursors series of osseous plates observed in the other kinds of Doumeinae. By the shape of the body, these fish are adapted to rapids.

Species

There are currently 9 recognized species in this genus: * '' Doumea angolensis'' Boulenger, 1906 * '' Doumea chappuisi'' Pellegrin, 1933 * '' Doumea gracila'' P. H. Skelton, 2007 * '' Doumea reidi''

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, 2010 * '' Doumea sanaga'' P. H. Skelton, 2007 * '' Doumea skeltoni''

, 2014 Ferraris, Jr., C.J. & Vari, R.P. (2014): New Species of ''Doumea'' (Siluriformes: Amphiliidae) from Coastal River Basins of the Republic of the Congo. ''Copeia, 2013 (4)

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577-581''. * '' Doumea stilicauda''

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, 2010 * '' Doumea thysi'' P. H. Skelton, 1989 * '' Doumea typica'' Sauvage, 1879

References

Doumeinae Catfish of Africa Freshwater fish genera Catfish genera Taxa named by Henri Émile Sauvage {{amphiliidae-stub