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Amphiliidae (Loach catfishes) > Amphiliinae
Etymology: Amphilius: Greek, amphi = on both sides + Greek, leios = fat; dimonikensis: The specific name dimonikensisrefers to the Dimonika Biosphere Reserve, Mayombe, Republic of Congo, where the species is likely to be endemic..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
Africa: endemic to the Mpoulou River (Kouilou River system) in Mayombe, Republic of Congo (Ref. 74418, 81646).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 74418)
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal spines: 0. Diagnosis: eyes closely spaced (interorbital width 1.2-1.9 times orbit diameter); pigmentation brown with light bands, dark band across base of dorsal; origin of dorsal fin less than one head length behind head; dorsal base before origin of pelvic fins; dorsal leading ray extends full length of leading edge of fin; caudal fin with 6+7 principal rays; caudal peduncle length 1.18-1.47 times depth; snout half of head length; eyes placed equidistant from hind margin of head and tip of snout (mid-way along head) or nearer to tip of snout (Ref. 81646).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | 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)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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