Zaireichthys is a genus of loach catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Amphiliidae.
Distribution Zaireichthys species are found in Africa.
Description Zaireichthys species are quite small ranging from 2.1 cm (P. lacustris) to 3.9 cm (P. flavomaculatus) in length.
Species There are currently 18 described species in this genus: Zaireichthys brevis (Boulenger, 1915) Zaireichthys camerunensis (Daget & Stauch, 1963) Zaireichthys compactus Seegers, 2008 Zaireichthys conspicuus Eccles, Tweddle & P. H. Skelton, 2011 Zaireichthys dorae (Poll, 1967) (Chobe sand catlet) Zaireichthys flavomaculatus (Pellegrin, 1926) Zaireichthys heterurus T. R. Roberts, 2003 Zaireichthys kafuensis Eccles, Tweddle & P. H. Skelton, 2011 Zaireichthys kavangoensis Eccles, Tweddle & P. H. Skelton, 2011 Zaireichthys kunenensis Eccles, Tweddle & P. H. Skelton, 2011 Zaireichthys lacustris Eccles, Tweddle & P. H. Skelton, 2011 Zaireichthys mandevillei (Poll, 1959) Zaireichthys maravensis Eccles, Tweddle & P. H. Skelton, 2011 Zaireichthys monomotapa Eccles, Tweddle & P. H. Skelton, 2011 Zaireichthys pallidus Eccles, Tweddle & P. H. Skelton, 2011 Zaireichthys rotundiceps (Hilgendorf, 1905) (Spotted sand catlet) Zaireichthys wamiensis (Seegers, 1989) Zaireichthys zonatus T. R. Roberts, 1967
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