Austroglanis

Austroglanis is the only genus in the catfish family Austroglanididae. This family was split off from the Bagridae catfish family.^[1] All three species of catfishes in the family Austroglanididae are endemic to southern Africa (South Africa and Namibia), and two species are threatened.^[2]

Austroglanis
Austroglanis sclateri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Austroglanididae T. P. Mo, 1991
Genus:	Austroglanis P. H. Skelton, Risch & De Vos, 1984
Type species
Gephyroglanis sclateri Boulenger 1901

These fish have three pairs of barbels (they lack nasal barbels). They have strong dorsal and pectoral fin spines. The adipose fin is small.^[1]

Species

There are currently three described species in this genus:^[3]

• Austroglanis barnardi (P. H. Skelton, 1981) (Barnard's rock-catfish)
• Austroglanis gilli (Barnard, 1943) (Clanwilliam catfish)
• Austroglanis sclateri (Boulenger, 1901) (Rock-catfish)