''Auchenoglanis'' is a genus of relatively large, up to SL, claroteid catfishes native to various freshwater habitats in Africa. ''Auchenoglanis'' is a primitive member of the subfamily Auchenoglanidinae (also includes '' Notoglanidium'' and ''

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'') and represents a stem group. Species of this genus occur predominantly in the Nilo-

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region and Western Africa, but also in the Congo River, Lakes Albert and

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. ''Auchenoglanis'' species mainly feed on insect aquatic larvae and eventually on small mollusks, alevin, and swimming insects. These feeding habits should also enable them to stand a relatively wide range of ecological conditions.

Living species

Following a

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review in 1991, only two living species (marked with a star* in the list) were recognized in this genus. This is followed by

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. A review in 2010 found that there are six additional species, bringing the total to eight, and this is followed by Catalog of Fishes. Genetic studies indicate that additional, currently unrecognized species exist. * '' Auchenoglanis acuticeps'' Pappenheim, 1914 * ''

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''* ( É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809) * '' Auchenoglanis occidentalis''* ( Valenciennes, 1840) (Bubu) * '' Auchenoglanis sacchii'' ( Vinciguerra, 1898) * ''

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'' Retzer, 2010 * ''

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, 1906 * '' Auchenoglanis tchadiensis'' Pellegrin, 1909 * '' Auchenoglanis wittei'' Giltay, 1930

Fossil species

''Auchenoglanis'' is rare in the fossil record compared to other African catfishes. ''Auchenoglanis'' includes an

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'' from Western

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. A few other fossils are also attributed to ''Auchenoglanis'' with no specific species described.

References

Claroteidae Fish of Africa Catfish genera Freshwater fish genera Taxa named by Albert Günther {{catfish-stub