Chiloglanis micropogon Poll, 1952
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
Chiloglanis micropogon is a species of upside-down catfish native to Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola, where it occurs in the lower Congo river, the Kasai, Kwango, Dja and Lualaba rivers and Wagenia Falls (Stanley Falls). It also occurs in the Rungumba River, a tributary of Lake Tanganyika in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This species grows to a length of 4.9 centimetres (1.9 in) TL.
Wikipedia contributors, Chiloglanis micropogon; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:18:44.443181+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Chiloglanis micropogon Poll, 1952
- Name authority
- Poll, 1952
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Mochokidae
- Genus
- Chiloglanis
- 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
- familyMochokidae Regan, 1912
- subfamilyChiloglanidinae Vigliotta, 2008
- genusChiloglanis Peters, 1868
- speciesChiloglanis micropogon Poll, 1952
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Chiloglanis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Chiloglanis neumanni Boulenger, 1911 | MochokidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chiloglanis normani Pellegrin, 1933 | MochokidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chiloglanis rukwaensis Seegers, 1996 | MochokidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chiloglanis deckenii Peters, 1868 | MochokidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chiloglanis kolente Schmidt & Bart, 2017 | MochokidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chiloglanis harbinger Roberts, 1989 | MochokidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chiloglanis trilobatus Seegers, 1996 | MochokidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chiloglanis waterloti Daget, 1954 | MochokidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chiloglanis polypogon Roberts, 1989 | MochokidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chiloglanis bifurcus Jubb & Le Roux, 1969 | MochokidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chiloglanis lamottei Daget, 1948 | MochokidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chiloglanis igamba Friel & Vigliotta, 2011 | MochokidaeChordata | 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. (1952). Poissons de rivières de la région des lacs Tanganika et Kivu recueillis par G. Marlier. Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr. 46(3-4):221-236. 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:5XSNB. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.