| Citation | Seegers, L., 2008, The catfishes of Africa: A handbook for identification and maintenance.. Aqualog Verlag A.C.S. GmbH, Germany. 604 p. |
| Ref. | 78218 Seegers, L., 2008 |
| Page | 184 |
| Named Used as Valid | Zaireichthys compactus |
| Comment | original description of Zaireichthys compactus |
| Locality | 'Rutukira River, a Ruhuhu tributary, north-eastern Lake Malawi drainage, Tanzania, downstream of the bridge on the Njombe-Songea road' |
| Distribution | Ruhuhu River drainage, Lake Malawi, in Tanzania |
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