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Amphiliidae (Loach catfishes) > Doumeinae
Etymology: Doumea: Taken form a locality, Doumé, in Congo (Ref. 45335); sanaga: Named from Sanaga, the river system where the species occurs.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
Africa: upper reaches of the Sanaga River in Cameroon (Ref. 74418, 81646).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 81646)
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0. 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).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
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)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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