FB-64045 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64045 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Characiformes Characidae Roeboides Roeboides sazimai Lucena, 2007 2008-06-26 2008-06-26 Skelton, P.H.0 New species of the amphiliid catfish genera Amphilius, Doumea and Phractura and the taxonomy of Paramphilius from West Central Africa (Siluformes, Amphiliidae). Zootaxa 1578:41-68. (Ref. 74418) Skelton, P.H.0 Amphiliidae. p. 753-789. In M.L.J. Stiassny, G.G. Teugels and C.D. Hopkins (eds.) The fresh and brackish water fishes of Lower Guinea, West-Central Africa. Volume I. Collection Faune et Flore tropicales 42. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, and Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgium. 800 pp. (Ref. 81646) Ferraris, C.J. and R.P. Vari0 New species of Doumea (Siluriformes: Amphiliidae) from coastal river basins of the Republic of the Congo. Copeia 2013(4):577-581. (Ref. 94772) FB-DiagnosticDescr-64053 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tobias Musschoot 2017-10-11 00:00:00 2017-10-11 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64053 Diagnosis: distinct gap between supraoccipital process and nuchal shield greater than width of supraoccipital process; postorbit 50-60% snout length; caudal peduncle long, 3.4-3.6 times in SL, slender, length 8.7-11.1 times depth, and bony (Ref. 81646).Description: body firm, slender, moderately depressed, strongly tapered to caudal base; mid-dorsal ridge from dorsal to adipose, thin bi-lateral ridges along caudal peduncle; skin smooth, or in larger individuals head and upper body covered with short vermiculate white unculi; head short 4.8-5.5 times in SL, obtusely pointed, flat below, rounded above; snout longer than postorbit, 1.5-1.9 times in HL; nostrils separated, on anterior half of snout; mouth ovoid, ventral, upper lips fleshy and papillose, lower lip divided by medial triangular pad; barbels short, maxillary pair longest, less than 66% HL, tapered, papillose; eyes small, orbits bony, widely separated by distance 1.9-2.4 times orbit diameter; supraoccipital process slender, half length of snout, separated from nuchal shield by gap; obscure short humeral process above gill openings; branchiostegal membrane united ventrally, margin with shallow medial notch; fins large and pointed; origin of dorsal less than one head length behind head; dorsal fin entirely in advance of pelvics, pointed with concave hind margin; pectorals falcate, not reaching bases of pelvics, leading ray curved, pectinate and padded, outer rays lie horizontal, inner rays vertical against body; pelvic fins falcate, reaching base of anal, leading ray curved, pectinate and padded; anal fin large, trailing edge straight; caudal with compact base forked with ventral lobe slightly longer than dorsal; adipose fin triangulate over posterior base of anal; ano-genital pores mid-way between pelvic bases and origin of anal; males with conical genital papilla (Ref. 81646).Coloration: dark brown above, light cream below; flanks light brown; lateral line highlighted in cream; head with dark pre-orbital stripes and light patches above, a series of 5-6 lighter saddles along back, dark brown patches above pelvic fin bases; fins with brown rays and dark mid-distal band; outer rays of caudal brown (Ref. 81646). Skelton, P.H. 2007 Amphiliidae. p. 753-789. In M.L.J. Stiassny, G.G. Teugels and C.D. Hopkins (eds.) The fresh and brackish water fishes of Lower Guinea, West-Central Africa. Volume I. Collection Faune et Flore tropicales 42. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, and Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgium. 800 pp. (Ref. 81646) FB-Morphology-64053 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tobias Musschoot 2017-10-11 00:00:00 2017-10-11 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64053 Dorsal spines (total): 0; Analspines: 0 Skelton, P.H. 2007 Amphiliidae. p. 753-789. In M.L.J. Stiassny, G.G. Teugels and C.D. Hopkins (eds.) The fresh and brackish water fishes of Lower Guinea, West-Central Africa. Volume I. Collection Faune et Flore tropicales 42. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, and Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgium. 800 pp. (Ref. 81646) FB-Distribution-64053 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2008-06-28 00:00:00 2017-10-11 21:33:06 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64053 Africa: upper reaches of the Sanaga River in Cameroon (Ref. 74418, 81646). Skelton, P.H. 2007 New species of the amphiliid catfish genera Amphilius, Doumea and Phractura and the taxonomy of Paramphilius from West Central Africa (Siluformes, Amphiliidae). Zootaxa 1578:41-68. (Ref. 74418) FB-Size-64053 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2008-06-28 00:00:00 2024-03-22 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64053 8.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 81646)) Skelton, P.H. 2007 Amphiliidae. p. 753-789. In M.L.J. Stiassny, G.G. Teugels and C.D. Hopkins (eds.) The fresh and brackish water fishes of Lower Guinea, West-Central Africa. Volume I. Collection Faune et Flore tropicales 42. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, and Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgium. 800 pp. (Ref. 81646) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-64053 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2008-06-28 00:00:00 2024-03-22 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64053 demersal; freshwater