| Status | LC |
|---|---|
| Status system | IUCN3.1 |
| Taxon | Congoglanis alula |
| Authority | (Nichols & Griscom, 1917) |
| Synonyms | Doumea alula Nichols & Griscom, 1917 |
Congoglanis alula is a species of loach catfish found in the Congo River Basin in Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo and possibly in Zambia. [1]
Length
It reaches lengths up to 14.1 centimetres (5.6 in) SL.[2]
Etymology
The fish's name is Latin for a winglet. This may refer to its flattened and expanded wing-like fins, an adaptation to the fast water in which it lives.[3]
References
- ^ Ferraris, C.J. Jr., Vari, R.P. & Skelton, P.H. (2011): A new genus of African loach catfish (Siluriformes: Amphiliidae) from the Congo River basin, the sister-group to all other genera of the Doumeinae, with the description of two new species. Copeia, 2011: 477–489.
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- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Family AMPHILIIDAE Regan 1911 (Loach Catfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 15 December 2025.