Doumea thysi Skelton, 1989
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Doumea thysi is a species of loach catfish found in Nigeria where it is found in the Cross River and Cameroon where it is found in that country's section of the Cross River and Ndian Department. It reaches a length of 6.5 cm.
the fish is named in honor of ichthyologist Dirk Thys van den Audenaerde (b. 1934) who is the Director at the Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale (Tervuren, Belgium), where the type specimen is housed.
Wikipedia contributors, Doumea thysi; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:33:31.615102+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Doumea thysi Skelton, 1989
- Name authority
- Skelton, 1989
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Amphiliidae
- Genus
- Doumea
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderSiluriformes
- familyAmphiliidae Regan, 1911
- subfamilyDoumeinae Regan, 1911
- genusDoumea Sauvage, 1879
- speciesDoumea thysi Skelton, 1989
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Doumea. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Doumea angolensis Boulenger, 1906 | AmphiliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Doumea chappuisi Pellegrin, 1933 | AmphiliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Doumea gracila Skelton, 2007 | AmphiliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Doumea reidi Ferraris, Skelton & Vari, 2010 | AmphiliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Doumea skeltoni Ferraris & Vari, 2014 | AmphiliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Doumea typica Sauvage, 1879 | AmphiliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Doumea sanaga Skelton, 2007 | AmphiliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Doumea stilicauda Ferraris, Skelton & Vari, 2010 | AmphiliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Skelton, P. H. (1989). Descriptions of two new species of West African amphiliid catfishes (Siluroidei: Amphiliidae). The J.L.B Smith Institute of Ichthyology Special Publication, 48: 1–13. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:37HL7. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.