Family Amphiliidae - Loach catfishes
Order : Siluriformes Amphiliidae
Class : Teleostei
No. in FishBase : Genera : 13 | Species : 102 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
Environment : Fresh : Yes | Brackish : No | Marine : No
Division : Primary freshwater
Aquarium : none
First Fossil Record :      
Remark : Distribution: Africa. Barbels 3 pairs. Short dorsal and anal fin bases. No spine in dorsal fin; dorsal spine feeble in Trachyglanis. Most species lacking pectoral spine. Occasionally a short spine in adipose fin. No pterygoid and posttemporal. Usually restricted to high altitude streams. Attains 18 cm maximum length; most species below 12 cm.
Etymology : Greek, amphi = on both sides + Greek, lepis, -idos = scale ( Ref. 45335).
Reproductive guild : guarders
Typical activity level :
Main Ref. : Nelson, J.S. 1984
Coordinator :
Deep Fin Classification : Osteichthyes | Actinopterygii | Actinopteri | Neopterygii | Teleostei | Osteoglossocephalai | Clupeocephala | Otomorpha | Ostariophysi | | Otophysa | | | | | | Siluriphysae | Siluriformes | Siluroidei | | Amphiliidae

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Species/Synonymy list for the family Amphiliidae as currently in FishBase

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
Amphiliinae
Amphilius platychir (Günther, 1864)
acceptedseniornew
Pimelodus platychir Günther, 1864
synonymseniororiginal
Amphilius grammatophorus Pellegrin, 1913
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymseniorchange in species
Amphilius uranoscopus (non Pfeffer, 1889)
misappliedmisappliednew
Amphilius uranoscopus (Pfeffer, 1889)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Pimelodus uranoscopus (Pfeffer, 1889)
synonymseniornew
Chimarrhoglanis leroyi Vaillant, 1897
synonymjuniororiginal
Amphilius leroyi (Vaillant, 1897)
synonymjuniornew
Amphilius hargeri Boulenger, 1907
synonymjuniororiginal
Amphilius brevidorsalis Pellegrin, 1919
synonymjuniororiginal
Amphilius transvaaliensis van der Horst, 1931
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Amphilius cubangoensis Pellegrin, 1936
synonymjuniorchange in rank
Amphilius platychir (non Günther, 1864)
misappliedmisappliednew
Anoplopterus platychir (non Günther, 1864)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Amphilius grandis (non Boulenger, 1905)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Amphilius krefftii (non Boulenger, 1911)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Amphilius oxyrhinus (non Boulenger, 1912)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Amphilius longirostris (Boulenger, 1901)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Amphilius brevis Boulenger, 1902
acceptedseniororiginal
Anoplopterus brevis (Boulenger, 1902)
synonymseniornew
Amphilius atesuensis Boulenger, 1904
acceptedseniororiginal
Amphilius pictus Nichols & La Monte, 1933
synonymjuniororiginal
Amphilius platychir (non Günther, 1864)
misappliedmisappliednew
Amphilius grandis Boulenger, 1905
acceptedseniororiginal
Amphilius oxyrhinus Boulenger, 1912
synonymjuniororiginal
Amphilius nigricaudatus Pellegrin, 1909
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Amphilius krefftii Boulenger, 1911
acceptedseniororiginal
! Amphilius kreffti Boulenger, 1911
synonymseniororiginal
Amphilius jacksonii Boulenger, 1912
acceptedseniororiginal
! Amphilius jacksoni Boulenger, 1912
synonymseniororiginal
Amphilius lampei Pietschmann, 1913
acceptedseniororiginal
Amphilius natalensis Boulenger, 1917
acceptedseniororiginal
Amphilius longirostris (non Boulenger, 1901)
misappliedmisappliednew
Amphilius lampei (non Pietschmann, 1913)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Amphilius maesii Boulenger, 1919
acceptedseniororiginal
! Amphilius maesi Boulenger, 1919
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Amphilius lamani Lönnberg & Rendahl, 1920
acceptedseniororiginal
Amphilius pulcher Pellegrin, 1929
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Amphilius kivuensis Pellegrin, 1933
acceptedseniororiginal
Amphilius lentiginosus Trewavas, 1936
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Amphilius zairensis Skelton, 1986
acceptedseniororiginal
Amphilius kakrimensis Teugels, Skelton & Lévêque, 1987
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Amphilius korupi Skelton, 2007
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Amphilius chalei Seegers, 2008
acceptedseniororiginal
Amphilius athiensis Thomson & Page, 2010
acceptedseniororiginal
Amphilius crassus Thomson & Hilber, 2015
acceptedseniororiginal
Amphilius platychir (non Günther, 1864)
misappliedmisappliednew
Amphilius frieli Thomson & Page, 2015
acceptedseniororiginal
Amphilius platychir (non Günther, 1864)
misappliedmisappliednew
Amphilius lujani Thomson & Page, 2015
acceptedseniororiginal
Amphilius jacksonii (non Boulenger, 1912)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Amphilius pedunculus Thomson & Page, 2015
acceptedseniororiginal
Amphilius jacksonii (non Boulenger, 1912)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Amphilius ruziziensis Thomson & Page, 2015
acceptedseniororiginal
Amphilius platychir (non Günther, 1864)
misappliedmisappliednew
Amphilius engelbrechti Mazungula & Chakona, 2021
acceptedseniororiginal
Amphilius leopardus Mazungula & Chakona, 2021
acceptedseniororiginal
Amphilius marshalli Mazungula & Chakona, 2021
acceptedseniororiginal
Amphilius zuluorum Mazungula & Chakona, 2021
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Paramphilius baudoni (Pellegrin, 1928)
acceptedseniornew
Amphilius baudoni Pellegrin, 1928
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Paramphilius goodi Harry, 1953
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Paramphilius teugelsi Skelton, 1989
acceptedseniororiginal
Paramphilius trichomycteroides (non Pellegrin, 1907)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Doumeinae
Doumea typica Sauvage, 1879
acceptedseniororiginal
Doumea angolensis Boulenger, 1906
acceptedseniororiginal
Doumea chappuisi Pellegrin, 1933
acceptedseniororiginal
Doumea thysi Skelton, 1989
acceptedseniororiginal
Doumea gracila Skelton, 2007
acceptedseniororiginal
Doumea sanaga Skelton, 2007
acceptedseniororiginal
Doumea reidi Ferraris, Skelton & Vari, 2010
acceptedseniororiginal
Doumea sp. Not applicable
synonymotherother
Doumea stilicauda Ferraris, Skelton & Vari, 2010
acceptedseniororiginal
Doumea skeltoni Ferraris & Vari, 2014
acceptedseniororiginal
Andersonia leptura Boulenger, 1900
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Andersonia pellegrini Boulenger, 1918
synonymjuniororiginal
Andersonia brevior Boulenger, 1918
ambiguousotheroriginal
Phractura bovei (Perugia, 1892)
acceptedseniornew
Peltura bovei Perugia, 1892
synonymseniororiginal
Phractura scaphyrhynchura (Vaillant, 1886)
acceptedseniornew
Doumea scaphyrhynchura Vaillant, 1886
synonymseniororiginal
Peltura scaphyrhynchura (Vaillant, 1886)
synonymseniornew
! Doumea scaphirhynchus Vaillant, 1886
synonymseniororiginal
! Phractura scaphirhynchura (Vaillant, 1886)
synonymseniornew
! Phractura scaphyrhychura (Vaillant, 1886)
synonymseniornew
Phractura ansorgii Boulenger, 1902
acceptedseniororiginal
! Phractura ansorgei Boulenger, 1901
synonymseniororiginal
Phractura lindica Boulenger, 1902
acceptedseniororiginal
Phractura lukugae Boulenger, 1920
synonymjuniororiginal
Phractura tenuicauda (Boulenger, 1902)
acceptedseniornew
Paraphractura tenuicauda Boulenger, 1902
synonymseniororiginal
! Phractura tenuicaudata (Boulenger, 1902)
synonymseniornew
Phractura longicauda Boulenger, 1903
acceptedseniororiginal
Phractura brevicauda Boulenger, 1911
acceptedseniororiginal
! Phractura brevicaudata Boulenger, 1911
synonymseniororiginal
Phractura intermedia Boulenger, 1911
acceptedseniororiginal
Phractura fasciata Boulenger, 1920
acceptedseniororiginal
Phractura gladysae Pellegrin, 1931
acceptedseniororiginal
Phractura clauseni Daget & Stauch, 1963
acceptedseniororiginal
Phractura intermedia (non Boulenger, 1911)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Phractura stiassny Skelton, 2007
acceptedseniororiginal
Belonoglanis tenuis Boulenger, 1902
acceptedseniororiginal
Belonoglanis nudipectus Lönnberg & Rendahl, 1920
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Trachyglanis minutus Boulenger, 1902
acceptedseniororiginal
Trachyglanis sanghensis Pellegrin, 1925
acceptedseniororiginal
Trachyglanis intermedius Pellegrin, 1928
acceptedseniororiginal
Trachyglanis ineac (Poll, 1954)
acceptedseniornew
Phractura ineac Poll, 1954
synonymseniororiginal
Congoglanis inga Ferraris, Vari & Skelton, 2011
acceptedseniororiginal
Doumea alula (non Nichols & Griscom, 1917)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Congoglanis alula (Nichols & Griscom, 1917)
acceptedseniornew
Doumea alula Nichols & Griscom, 1917
synonymseniororiginal
Congoglanis sagitta Ferraris, Vari & Skelton, 2011
acceptedseniororiginal
Doumea alula (non Nichols & Griscom, 1917)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Congoglanis howesi Vari, Ferraris & Skelton, 2012
acceptedseniororiginal
Doumea alula (non Nichols & Griscom, 1917)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Leptoglaninae
Leptoglanis xenognathus Boulenger, 1902
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Zaireichthys zonatus Roberts, 1968
acceptedseniororiginal
Zaireichthys rotundiceps (Hilgendorf, 1905)
acceptedseniornew
Gephyroglanis rotundiceps Hilgendorf, 1905
synonymseniororiginal
Leptoglanis rotundiceps (Hilgendorf, 1905)
synonymseniornew
! Leptoglanis rotondiceps (Hilgendorf, 1905)
synonymseniornew
Zaireichthys brevis (Boulenger, 1915)
acceptedseniornew
Leptoglanis brevis Boulenger, 1915
synonymseniororiginal
Zaireichthys flavomaculatus (Pellegrin, 1926)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Zaireichthys camerunensis (Daget & Stauch, 1963)
acceptedseniornew
Leptoglanis camerunensis Daget & Stauch, 1963
synonymseniororiginal
Zaireichthys dorae (Poll, 1967)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Zaireichthys wamiensis (Seegers, 1989)
acceptedseniornew
Leptoglanis wamiensis Seegers, 1989
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Zaireichthys conspicuus Eccles, Tweddle & Skelton, 2011
acceptedseniororiginal
Zaireichthys kafuensis Eccles, Tweddle & Skelton, 2011
acceptedseniororiginal
Leptoglanis rotundiceps (non Hilgendorf, 1905)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Zaireichthys kavangoensis Eccles, Tweddle & Skelton, 2011
acceptedseniororiginal
Leptoglanis rotundiceps (non Hilgendorf, 1905)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Zaireichthys kunenensis Eccles, Tweddle & Skelton, 2011
acceptedseniororiginal
Zaireichthys sp. Not applicable
synonymotherother
Leptoglanis rotundiceps (non Hilgendorf, 1905)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Zaireichthys lacustris Eccles, Tweddle & Skelton, 2011
acceptedseniororiginal
Zaireichthys maravensis Eccles, Tweddle & Skelton, 2011
acceptedseniororiginal
Leptoglanis rotundiceps (non Hilgendorf, 1905)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Zaireichthys monomotapa Eccles, Tweddle & Skelton, 2011
acceptedseniororiginal
! Zaireichthys monomotapia Eccles, Tweddle & Skelton, 2011
synonymseniororiginal
synonymotheroriginal
Leptoglanis rotundiceps (non Hilgendorf, 1905)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Zaireichthys pallidus Eccles, Tweddle & Skelton, 2011
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Psammphiletria nasuta Roberts, 2003
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Amphilius angustifrons (Boulenger, 1902)
synonymseniornew
Tetracamphilius notatus (Nichols & Griscom, 1917)
acceptedseniornew
Amphilius notatus Nichols & Griscom, 1917
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
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