Auchenoglanis is a genus of relatively large, up to 70 cm (2.3 ft) SL, claroteid catfishes native to various freshwater habitats in Africa.

[1] Auchenoglanis is a primitive member of the subfamily Auchenoglanidinae (also includes Notoglanidium and Parauchenoglanis) and represents a stem group.

[2] Species of this genus occur predominantly in the Nilo-Sudan region and Western Africa, but also in the Congo River, Lakes Albert and Tanganyika.

These feeding habits should also enable them to stand a relatively wide range of ecological conditions.

[2] Following a taxonomic review in 1991, only two living species (marked with a star* in the list) were recognized in this genus.