''Paradoxoglanis'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

electric catfish Electric catfish or Malapteruridae is a family of catfishes (order Siluriformes). This family includes two genera, '' Malapterurus'' and ''Paradoxoglanis'', with 21 species. Several species of this family have the ability to generate electricity ...

es native to

Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...

where all of the known species are

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

to the

Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...

. The species in this genus range from about 11–17 centimetres (4.3–6.7 in) SL.

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus: *''

Paradoxoglanis caudivittatus ''Paradoxoglanis caudivittatus'' is a species of electric catfish endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo where it is found in the Tshuapa and Lukenie River The Lukenie River is a river in the central Congo basin of the Democratic Repu ...

'' Norris, 2002 *''

Paradoxoglanis cryptus ''Paradoxoglanis cryptus'' is a species of electric catfish endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-K ...

'' Norris, 2002 *''

Paradoxoglanis parvus ''Paradoxoglanis parvus'' is a species of electric catfish endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is found in the Congo Congo or The Congo may refer to either of two countries that border the Congo River in central Africa: ...

'' Norris, 2002

References

Malapteruridae * Taxa named by Steven Mark Norris Catfish genera Freshwater fish genera Strongly electric fish {{catfish-stub