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Amphilius
''Amphilius'' is a genus of catfishes of the family Amphiliidae. ''Amphilius'' catfish have fairly lengthened bodies, with short, depressed, and broad heads. They have three pairs of fringed barbels. The eyes, small and located dorsally, are very distant from each other, and are without a free edge. The caudal fin is forked or emarginated. Unlike species of '' Paramphilius'', the snout is greater than half of the snout length, the adipose fin is not confluent with the caudal fin in adult specimens, and the anal fin has seven or fewer branched rays. Species There are currently 34 recognized species in this genus: * '' Amphilius atesuensis'' Boulenger, 1904 * '' Amphilius athiensis'' A. W. Thomson & Page, 2010 * '' Amphilius brevis'' Boulenger, 1902 * '' Amphilius caudosignatus'' P. H. Skelton, 2007 * '' Amphilius chalei'' Seegers, 2008 * '' Amphilius crassus'' A. W. Thomson & Hilber, 2015 * '' Amphilius cryptobullatus'' P. H. Skelton, 1986 * '' Amphilius dimonikensis'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amphilius Athiensis
''Amphilius athiensis'' is a species of catfish in the genus ''Amphilius ''Amphilius'' is a genus of catfishes of the family Amphiliidae. ''Amphilius'' catfish have fairly lengthened bodies, with short, depressed, and broad heads. They have three pairs of fringed barbels. The eyes, small and located dorsally, are v ...''. It lives in the Athi and Galana River system. Its length reaches 16 cm. References athiensis Freshwater fish of Africa Fish described in 2010 {{Catfish-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amphilius Brevis
''Amphilius brevis'' is a species of catfish in the genus ''Amphilius''. It lives in the middle and upper Congo River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in .... Its length reaches 8.4 cm. References brevis Freshwater fish of Central Africa Fish described in 1902 Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger {{Catfish-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amphilius Atesuensis
''Amphilius atesuensis'' is a species of catfish in the genus ''Amphilius''. Its length reaches 9.3 cm. It lives from the Saint John River in Liberia to the Mono River in Togo Togo (), officially the Togolese Republic (french: République togolaise), is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, where its c .... References atesuensis Freshwater fish of West Africa Fish described in 1904 Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger {{Catfish-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amphilius Grandis
''Amphilius grandis'' is a species of catfish in the genus ''Amphilius''. It is found in the Tana and Ewaso Ng'iro river basins in Kenya. Its length reaches 18.1 cm. References grandis Grandis may refer to: * Grandis (company), a company producing magnetoresistive random-access memory * Grandis (company), a company producing High quality Italian racing bicycles * Grandis (surname) * Mitsubishi Grandis, a large multi-purpose vehic ... Freshwater fish of Africa Fish described in 1902 Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger {{Catfish-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mountain Barbel
The mountain barbel (''Amphilius platychir'') is a species of fish in the genus ''Amphilius''. Its length reaches 9.2 cm. It has two subspecies: ''Amphilius platychir platychir'', which is found in the upper tributaries of the Senegal, Niger, Gambia, Corubal, Konkouré and Little Scarcies rivers in West Africa, and ''Amphilius platychir marmoratus'', which is found in the Lofa, Saint Paul, and Cavalla rivers in southeastern Guinea Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea (french: République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the we .... References mountain barbel Taxonomy articles created by Polbot mountain barbel mountain barbel Freshwater fish of West Africa {{catfish-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amphilius Kakrimensis
''Amphilius kakrimensis'' is a species of catfish in the genus ''Amphilius''. It is found in the Kolenté River and Kakrima River, a tributary of the Kolenté River, in Guinea Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea (french: République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the we .... Its length reaches 4.2 cm. References kakrimensis Fish described in 1987 Freshwater fish of West Africa {{Catfish-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amphilius Dimonikensis
''Amphilius dimonikensis'' is a species of catfish in the genus ''Amphilius''. It is endemic to the Mpoulou River in Mayombe, Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo (french: République du Congo, ln, Republíki ya Kongó), also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply either Congo or the Congo, is a country located in the western coast of Central Africa to the w .... Its length reaches 5.6 cm. References dimonikensis Freshwater fish of Africa Fish described in 2007 {{Catfish-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amphilius Cryptobullatus
''Amphilius cryptobullatus'' is a species of catfish in the genus ''Amphilius''. It is endemic to the Luongo River in the upper Congo system in Zambia Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most cent .... Its length reaches 13.5 cm. References cryptobullatus Freshwater fish of Africa Fish described in 1986 {{Catfish-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amphilius Chalei
''Amphilius chalei'' is a species of catfish in the genus ''Amphilius''. The ''Amphilius chalei'', is named after Francis M. M. Chale, a Tanzanian environmental scientist. It is endemic to Lake Malawi, the Ruhuhu drainage catchment and little Ruaha River. It is a freshwater species and can reach in length. It was first described by Lothar Seegers Lothar Seegers (1947) is a German ichthyologist. As of 2018, Seegers authored 9 species within the family of Rivulidae The Rivulidae are a family of killifishes in the order Cyprinodontiformes. They are commonly known as rivulids, South Amer ... in 2008. References chalei Freshwater fish of Africa Fish described in 2008 {{Catfish-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amphilius Caudosignatus
''Amphilius caudosignatus'' is a species of catfish in the genus ''Amphilius''. It is found in the southeastern tributaries of the Ogooué River in Gabon. It is a freshwater species and can reach up to in length. The fish has six to seven principal caudal fin rays with a unique coloration consisting of distinct caudal fin colour patterns, dark brown with a white base and a broad oblique white band from mid dorsal to post ventral Standard anatomical terms of location are used to unambiguously describe the anatomy of animals, including humans. The terms, typically derived from Latin or Greek language, Greek roots, describe something in its standard anatomical position. Th ... corner. It was first described by Paul Harvey Skelton in 2007. References caudosignatus Freshwater fish of Africa Fish described in 2007 {{Catfish-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amphilius Kivuensis
''Amphilius kivuensis'' is a species of catfish in the genus ''Amphilius''. It is found in rivers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, and Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and .... Its length reaches 10.6 cm. References kivuensis Fish described in 1933 Taxa named by Jacques Pellegrin Freshwater fish of Central Africa {{Catfish-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amphilius Jacksonii
The marbled mountain catfish (''Amphilius jacksonii'') is a species of fish in the family Amphiliidae. It is found in Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is river A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...s. References marbled mountain catfish Freshwater fish of East Africa Taxonomy articles created by Polbot marbled mountain catfish Siluriformes {{catfish-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |