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Scientific Name	**Congoglanis alula** (Nichols & Griscom, 1917)
Common Name
Type Locality	Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Synonym(s)	Doumea alula
Etymology	The region of the "Congo" and glanis meaning catfish.
Species Information
Size	132mm or 5.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	The caudal peduncle is short and compressed in Congoglanis in relation to other members of the Amphiliidae, depth is greater than its width, there are no scutes that show through the surface of the skin. Body coloration generally dark, with variably distinct lighter regions on overall dark brown body.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Africa: Congo River system. Also reported from Luongo River, Congo system, Zambia. African Waters, Congo (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Congo, Luongo (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2009.
Husbandry Information
Furniture	John Friel (pers. comm., 12 January 2011) noted that Congoglanis alula and C. sagitta, new species, were ‘‘typically found in the fastest flowing portions of rivers and are always associated with large rocks. They appear to congregate underneath rocks near where water breaks over the rocks during the day, and will move out onto the tops of rocks at night. Most specimens were collected during the day using an electroshocker, . . . alongside other extreme rheophilic fishes, such as Chiloglanis, Euchilichthys, and Labeo.’’
Breeding	Unreported in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History v. 37 (art. 25), pp 722, Fig. 27.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 00:46 (species record created: 2008 May 08 01:27)