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Amphiliidae (Loach catfishes) > Amphiliinae
Etymology: Amphilius: Greek, amphi = on both sides + Greek, leios = fat.
More on author: Boulenger.
Miljö: miljö / Klimatzon / djupintervall / distributionsområde
Ekologi
; sötvatten bottenlevande; pH range: 6.5 - 7.7; dH range: 10 - 20. Tropical; 18°C - 22°C (Ref. 2059); 13°N - 4°N
Africa: St. John River in Liberia to the Mono River in Togo (Ref. 57128). Also recorded from the upper Lofa (Guinea), Cross (Nigeria) and Baoulé (upper Niger basin, Mali)(Ref. 57128). Report from Sewa River in Guinea (Ref. 3818, 13331) unconfirmed in Ref. 57128.
Längd vid första mognad / Storlek / Vikt / Ålder
Könsmognad: Lm 4.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.3 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 31256)
Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 0; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 7; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 0; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 7 - 9. Diagnosis: head short; eyes in dorsal position, at about midpoint of head length; barbels long and slender, extending beyond hind margin of head; branchiostegal membrane deeply notched; predorsal distance (=distance from head to dorsal fin) over 20% of standard length; dorsal-fin base above, or slightly ahead of pelvic-fin insertions; fins rounded, their principal simple ray shorter than the adjacent branched rays; a long urogenital papilla in males, its length over 5% of standard length; caudal peduncle short and deep; caudal fin slightly forked (Ref. 57128).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Skelton, P.H., L.M. Risch and D. Paugy, 2003. Amphiliidae. p. 117-143 In C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and G.G. Teugels (eds.) Faune des poissons d'eaux douce et saumâtres de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, Tome 2. Coll. Faune et Flore tropicales 40. Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgique, Museum National d'Histoire Naturalle, Paris, France and Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France. 815 p. (Ref. 57128)
Status på IUCN:s rödlista (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Index för fylogenetisk mångfald (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00490 (0.00202 - 0.01186), b=3.15 (2.94 - 3.36), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278) |
3.0 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Resiliens (Ref. 120179) |
Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (Assuming Fec < 10,000). |
Sårbarhet i fisket (Ref. 59153) |
Low to moderate vulnerability (35 of 100). 🛈 |