Congoglanis howesi

Congoglanis howesi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Amphiliidae
Genus: Congoglanis
Species:
C. howesi
Binomial name
Congoglanis howesi
Vari, Ferraris & P. H. Skelton, 2012

Congoglanis howesi is a species of catfish in the genus Congoglanis. It lives in the Luachimo River in Angola.[1]

Length

Its length reaches 11.3 cm.[2]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of ichthyologist Gordon J. Howes (1938–2013), of the Natural History Museum (London), because of his many contributions to ichthyology.[3]

References

  1. ^ Vari, R.P., C.J. Ferraris Jr. and P.H. Skelton, 2012. New species of Congoglanis (Siluriformes: Amphiliidae) from the southern Congo River basin. Copeia 2012(4):626-630.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Congoglanis howesi". FishBase. December 2012 version.
  3. ^ 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.