Chiloglanis bifurcus Jubb & Le Roux, 1969
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
The Incomati rock catlet or Incomati suckermouth (Chiloglanis bifurcus) is a species of upside-down catfish native to Mozambique, South Africa and Eswatini where it is only found in the Crocodile-Incomati River system. This species grows to a length of 6.8 centimetres (2.7 in) SL.
Wikipedia contributors, Incomati rock catlet; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:18:28.490780+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Chiloglanis bifurcus Jubb & Le Roux, 1969
- Name authority
- Jubb & Le Roux, 1969
- 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 bifurcus Jubb & Le Roux, 1969
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 lamottei Daget, 1948 | MochokidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chiloglanis igamba Friel & Vigliotta, 2011 | MochokidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chiloglanis tweddlei Schmidt & Friel, 2017 | 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.
- Jubb, R. A., & Le Roux, P. (1969). Revision of the Chiloglanis (Pisces: Mochokidae) of southern Africa and descriptions of two new species. Annals of the Cape Provincial Museums (Natural History), 8 (pt 2): 13–23. 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:5Y4NR. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.