Chiloglanis kazumbei

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Siluriformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Siluriformes

Familia: Mochokidae
Subfamilia: Chiloglanidinae
Genus: Chiloglanis
Species: Chiloglanis kazumbei

Name

Chiloglanis kazumbei Friel & Vigliotta, 2011

• Holotype: CUMV 95230.
• Paratypes: AMNH 251410 (20); CUMV 95231 (20, 1 c&s); MRAC 2010-006-P-6-10 (5); SAIAB 87164 (5).

• Type locality: Kigoma Region, Malagarasi River at rapids, 6.4 km upriver from Ilagala barge crossing, 5.2013400°S, 29.9001400°E [1], Tanzania.

Etymology: This species is eponymously named for Mr. George Kazumbe, an expert fisherman and friend of the authors from Kigoma, Tanzania. He has assisted the authors and several of their colleagues doing fieldwork in Tanzania, and the authors wish to honor him for his service.

References

Primary references

• Friel, J.P. & Vigliotta, T.R. 2011. Three new species of African suckermouth catfishes, genus Chiloglanis (Siluriformes: Mochokidae), from the lower Malagarasi and Luiche rivers of western Tanzania. Zootaxa 3063: 1–21. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3063.1.1. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Chiloglanis kazumbei in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2026. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.