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Chiloglanis lukugae Poll, 1944

Source-backed taxonomic record

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 lukugae is a species of upside-down catfish endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo where it is found in the Luvua River drainage. Reports from other locations need confirmation. This species grows to a length of 9 centimetres (3.5 in) SL.

Wikipedia contributors, Chiloglanis lukugae; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:18:44.442179+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Chiloglanis lukugae Poll, 1944
Name authority
Poll, 1944
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. orderSiluriformes
  11. familyMochokidae Regan, 1912
  12. subfamilyChiloglanidinae Vigliotta, 2008
  13. genusChiloglanis Peters, 1868
  14. speciesChiloglanis lukugae Poll, 1944

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Chiloglanis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Chiloglanis neumanni Boulenger, 1911MochokidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Chiloglanis normani Pellegrin, 1933MochokidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Chiloglanis rukwaensis Seegers, 1996MochokidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Chiloglanis deckenii Peters, 1868MochokidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Chiloglanis kolente Schmidt & Bart, 2017MochokidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Chiloglanis harbinger Roberts, 1989MochokidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Chiloglanis trilobatus Seegers, 1996MochokidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Chiloglanis waterloti Daget, 1954MochokidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Chiloglanis polypogon Roberts, 1989MochokidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Chiloglanis bifurcus Jubb & Le Roux, 1969MochokidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Chiloglanis lamottei Daget, 1948MochokidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Chiloglanis igamba Friel & Vigliotta, 2011MochokidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 203 records assigned to Mochokidae.

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.

  1. Poll, M. (1944). Descriptions de poissons nouveaux recueillis dans la région d’Albertville (Congo belge) par le Dr. G. Pojer. Bulletin Du Musée Royal d’Histoire Naturelle de Belgique, v. 20 (no. 3): 1–12. 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:69SNX. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.