Leptoglanis bouilloni Poll, 1959
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
Leptoglanis bouilloni is a species of catfish in the genus Leptoglanis. It is found in the Congo River basin in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its length reaches 6.2 cm.
Wikipedia contributors, Leptoglanis bouilloni; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:02:42.558411+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Leptoglanis bouilloni Poll, 1959
- Name authority
- Poll, 1959
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Amphiliidae
- Genus
- Leptoglanis
- 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
- subfamilyLeptoglaninae Roberts, 2003
- genusLeptoglanis Boulenger, 1902
- speciesLeptoglanis bouilloni Poll, 1959
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Leptoglanis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Leptoglanis xenognathus Boulenger, 1902 | 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.
- Poll, M. (1959). Résultats scientifiques des missions zoologiques au Stanley Pool subsidiées par le Cemubac (Université Libre de Bruxelles) et la Musée Royal du Congo (1957-1958). III. Récherches Sur La Faune Ichthyologique de La Région Du Stanley Pool. Annales Du Musée Du Congo Belge, 71 (art. 3): 75–174, Pls. 12–26. [Also issued as a book.]. 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:3TPQ2. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.