Doumea is a genus of loach catfishes native to Africa.
Species of Doumea have a rather large and tapered body, a pointed head, and a thin caudal peduncle. Thin bilateral osseous peaks are sometimes present on the back and the belly, and are the precursors series of osseous plates observed in the other kinds of Doumeinae. By the shape of the body, these fish are adapted to rapids.
Species There are currently 9 recognized species in this genus: Doumea angolensis Boulenger, 1906 Doumea chappuisi Pellegrin, 1933 Doumea gracila P. H. Skelton, 2007 Doumea reidi Ferraris, P. H. Skelton & Vari, 2010 Doumea sanaga P. H. Skelton, 2007 Doumea skeltoni Ferraris & Vari, 2014 Ferraris, Jr., C.J. & Vari, R.P. (2014): New Species of Doumea (Siluriformes: Amphiliidae) from Coastal River Basins of the Republic of the Congo. Copeia, 2013 (4) : 577-581. Doumea stilicauda Ferraris, P. H. Skelton & Vari, 2010 Doumea thysi P. H. Skelton, 1989 Doumea typica Sauvage, 1879
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