Congoglanis is a genus of loach catfishes found in the Congo River system of Africa. This genus is considered the sister group of all other species in the subfamily Doumeinae.Ferraris, C.J. Jr., Vari, R.P. & Skelton, P.H. (2011): A new genus of African loach catfish (Siluriformes: Amphiliidae) from the Congo River basin, the sister-group to all other genera of the Doumeinae, with the description of two new species. Copeia, 2011: 477–489.
Species There are currently four recognized species in this genus: Congoglanis alula (Nichols & Griscom, 1917) Congoglanis howesi Vari, Ferraris & P. H. Skelton, 2012Vari, R.P., Ferraris, C.J., Jr. & Skelton, P.H. (2012): New Species of Congoglanis (Siluriformes: Amphiliidae) from the Southern Congo River Basin. Copeia, 2012 (4): 626-630. Congoglanis inga Ferraris, Vari & P. H. Skelton, 2011 Congoglanis sagitta Ferraris, Vari & P. H. Skelton, 2011
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