Chiloglanis

Chiloglanis is a genus of upside-down catfishes native to Africa.^[1] These species have modified lips and barbels that form a suckermouth.^[2] They also have a naked (scaleless) body.^[3] Sexual dimorphism has been reported in Chiloglanis. The adult males of many of these species have elongate anal and caudal fins. Also, males may have an enlarged humeral process.^[4]

Chiloglanis
Chiloglanis sp.
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Mochokidae
Genus:	Chiloglanis W. K. H. Peters, 1868
Type species
Chiloglanis deckenii Peters, 1868

Species

There are currently 53 recognized species in this genus:

• Chiloglanis angolensis Poll, 1967
• Chiloglanis anoterus R. S. Crass, 1960 (Pennant-tailed suckermouth)
• Chiloglanis asymetricaudalis De Vos, 1993
• Chiloglanis batesii Boulenger, 1904
• Chiloglanis benuensis Daget & Stauch, 1963
• Chiloglanis bifurcus R. A. Jubb & Le Roux, 1969 (Incomati suckermouth)
• Chiloglanis brevibarbis Boulenger, 1902 (Short-barbelled suckermouth)
• Chiloglanis cameronensis Boulenger, 1904
• Chiloglanis carnosus T. R. Roberts & D. J. Stewart, 1976
• Chiloglanis congicus Boulenger, 1920
• Chiloglanis deckenii W. K. H. Peters, 1868 (Pangani suckermouth)
• Chiloglanis devosi R. C. Schmidt, H. L. Bart & Nyingi, 2015^[5]
• Chiloglanis disneyi Trewavas, 1974
• Chiloglanis elisabethianus Boulenger, 1915
• Chiloglanis emarginatus R. A. Jubb & Le Roux, 1969 (Phongolo suckermouth)
• Chiloglanis fasciatus Pellegrin, 1936 (Okavango suckermouth)
• Chiloglanis fortuitus Schmidt, Bragança, and Tweddle, 2023
• Chiloglanis frodobagginsi Schmidt, Friel, Bart, and Pezold, 2023
• Chiloglanis harbinger T. R. Roberts, 1989
• Chiloglanis igamba Friel & Vigliotta, 2011^[6]
• Chiloglanis kalambo Seegers, 1996 (Kalambo suckermouth)
• Chiloglanis kazumbei Friel & Vigliotta, 2011^[6]
• Chiloglanis kerioensis R. C. Schmidt, H. L. Bart & Nyingi, 2015^[5]
• Chiloglanis lamottei Daget, 1948
• Chiloglanis lufirae Poll, 1976
• Chiloglanis lukugae Poll, 1944
• Chiloglanis macropterus Poll & D. J. Stewart, 1975
• Chiloglanis marlieri Poll, 1952
• Chiloglanis mbozi Seegers, 1996 (Mbozi suckermouth)
• Chiloglanis micropogon Poll, 1952
• Chiloglanis microps Matthes, 1965
• Chiloglanis modjensis Boulenger, 1904
• Chiloglanis mongoensis R. C. Schmidt & Barrientos, 2019^[7]
• Chiloglanis neumanni Boulenger, 1911 (Neumann's suckermouth)
• Chiloglanis niger T. R. Roberts, 1989
• Chiloglanis niloticus Boulenger, 1900
• Chiloglanis normani Pellegrin, 1933
• Chiloglanis occidentalis Pellegrin, 1933
• Chiloglanis orthodontus Friel & Vigliotta, 2011^[6]
• Chiloglanis paratus R. S. Crass, 1960 (Saw-fin suckermouth)
• Chiloglanis pojeri Poll, 1944
• Chiloglanis polyodon Norman, 1932
• Chiloglanis polypogon T. R. Roberts, 1989
• Chiloglanis pretoriae van der Horst, 1931 (Short-spine suckermouth)
• Chiloglanis productus H. H. Ng & R. M. Bailey, 2006^[3]
• Chiloglanis reticulatus T. R. Roberts, 1989
• Chiloglanis rukwaensis Seegers, 1996 (Lake Rukwa suckermouth)
• Chiloglanis ruziziensis De Vos, 1993
• Chiloglanis sanagaensis T. R. Roberts, 1989
• Chiloglanis sardinhai Ladiges & Voelker, 1961
• Chiloglanis somereni Whitehead, 1958 (Someren's suckermouth)
• Chiloglanis swierstrai van der Horst, 1931 (Lowveld suckermouth)
• Chiloglanis trilobatus Seegers, 1996 (Three-lobed suckermouth)
• Chiloglanis voltae Daget & Stauch, 1963