Auchenoglanis Gunther 1865
Creators: name: Retzer, Michael E.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2010
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Siluriformes
Claroteidae
Auchenoglanis

description: Key to the Species of Auchenoglanis   
 1. Origin of adipose fin over anal-fin origin ....................................................................................................... A. sacchii   
-. Origin of adipose fin anterior to anal-fin origin.......................................................................................................... 2  
 2. Anterior margins of nuchal plates strongly curved (Fig. 1b); premaxillary tooth patches round (Fig. 2b)................... ................................................................................................................................................................... A. biscutatus   
-. Anterior margins of nuchal plates straight to slightly curved (Fig. 1a); premaxillary tooth patches not round (Fig. 2a, c–e)................................................................................................................................................................................ 3  
 3. Small irregularly shaped spots of various size and intensity on body and adipose fin of adult; large adult has six vertical pairs of small but evenly spaced prominent spots beginning under dorsal fin and ending on caudal peduncle just above lateral line ................................................................................................................................... A. tanganicanus   
-. Medium-sized spots in regular pattern or no spots on body and adipose fin of adult; no paired vertical spots on body of large adult................................................................................................................................................................. 4  
 4. Body and fins of adult with medium-sized spots in a reticulated pattern; %MxBL/HL> 53.2 ....................... A. wittei   
-. Body and fins of adult not with medium-sized spots in a reticulated pattern; %MxBL/HL <53.2............................ 5  
5. Premaxillary tooth patches triangular or tear-shaped (Fig. 2d–e)............................................................................... 6  
-. Premaxillary tooth patches oblong-oval (Fig. 2a)........................................................................................................ 7  
 6. Premaxillary tooth patches tear-shaped (Fig. 2d); adult with three horizontal series of dark spots on body and intense dark spots on fins; lips thin ........................................................................................................................... A. senegali   
 -. Premaxillary tooth patches triangular (Fig. 2c); adult without three horizontal series of dark spots and intense dark spots on fins; lips thick ........................................................................................................................... A. tchadiensis   
 7. External and internal mandibular barbels dark; adult body spotted .......................................................... A. acuticeps   
 -. External and internal mandibular barbels white; adult body plain ........................................................ A. occidentalis
description: Published as part of Retzer, Michael E., 2010, Taxonomy of Auchenoglanis Günther 1865 (Siluriformes: Auchenoglanididae), pp. 25-51 in Zootaxa 2655 (1) on pages 49-50, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2655.1.2, http://zenodo.org/record/5303955