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Class: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Amphiliidae Loach catfishes
Subfamily: Leptoglaninae
Genus: Zaireichthys

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18 species
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Zaireichthys brevis Africa 3.4 TL 1915
Zaireichthys camerunensis Africa 3.3 SL 1963
Zaireichthys compactus Africa 2.6 SL 2008
Zaireichthys conspicuus Blotched sand catlet Africa 3.5 SL 2011
Zaireichthys dorae Chobe sand catlet Africa 2.7 SL 1967
Zaireichthys flavomaculatus Africa 3.9 SL 1926
Zaireichthys heterurus Africa 3.5 SL 2003
Zaireichthys kafuensis Africa 2.4 SL 2011
Zaireichthys kavangoensis Africa 2.7 SL 2011
Zaireichthys kunenensis Africa 2.5 SL 2011
Zaireichthys lacustris Africa 2.2 SL 2011
Zaireichthys mandevillei Africa 2.6 SL 1959
Zaireichthys maravensis Africa 3.1 SL 2011
Zaireichthys monomotapa Eastern sand catlet Africa 4.1 SL 2011
Zaireichthys pallidus Pale sand catlet Africa 2.5 SL 2011
Zaireichthys rotundiceps Spotted sand catlet Africa 3.8 SL 1905
Zaireichthys wamiensis Africa 2.5 SL 1989
Zaireichthys zonatus Africa 2.5 TL 1968



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