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Zaireichthys

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Zaireichthys
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Amphiliidae
Subfamily: Leptoglanidinae
Genus: Zaireichthys
T. R. Roberts, 1967
Type species
Zaireichthys zonatus
Roberts, 1967

Zaireichthys is a genus of loach catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Amphiliidae.

Distribution

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Zaireichthys species are found in Africa.

Description

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Zaireichthys species are quite small ranging from 2.1 cm (P. lacustris) to 3.9 cm (P. flavomaculatus) in length.

Species

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There are currently 18 described species in this genus:[1]

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Zaireichthys". FishBase. December 2011 version.