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Amphiliidae (Loach catfishes) > Amphiliinae
Etymology: Amphilius: Greek, amphi = on both sides + Greek, leios = fat.
More on author: Pellegrin.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce démersal. Tropical; 0°S - 4°S
Africa: Ogowe and Nyanga River systems in Gabon and the Kouilou and upper Ogowe in Republic of Congo (Ref. 81646).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.8 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 81646)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 0; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 7; Épines anales: 0. Diagnosis: adipose fin large, its origin close to dorsal fin; pigmentation not in a banded pattern, colour pattern striking with varied dark brown patches and spots with clear white interspaces, caudal fin clear with narrow black bands; eyes widely spaced (interorbital width 2.3-3.7 times orbit diameter); origin of dorsal base less than head length behind head; dorsal base before origin of pelvic fins; dorsal fin rectangular with leading (simple) ray shorter than length of leading edge; caudal fin with 6+7 principal rays; caudal peduncle compressed, short, 5.7-6.4 times in SL, slightly longer than deep (length 1.3-1.5 times depth); snout long, half of head length; eyes placed equidistant from hind margin of head and tip of snout (mid-way along head)(Ref. 81646).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Skelton, P.H. and G.G. Teugels, 1986. Amphiliidae. p. 54-65. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 3818)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.0 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Assuming Fec < 10,000).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
