Congoglanis howesi

Congoglanis howesi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Division:	Teleostei
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.

Length

Its length reaches 11.3 cm.

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.

References

↑ 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.
↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Congoglanis howesi". FishBase. December 2012 version.
↑ 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.

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[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.

[ETYFish-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.