FB-9419 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9419 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Siluriformes Amphiliidae Amphilius Amphilius uranoscopus (Pfeffer, 1889) Gewone bergbaber Opkyk- bergbaber Stjernekiggermalle Kenia-Schmerlenwels Common mountain catfish Mountain catfish Stargazer mountain catfish Stargazer mountain catlet Ruskoimuevä Tshithovhe Ihijigi Iminya Ishonzi 胆星平鳍觥 膽星平鰭觥 Amphilius brevidorsalis Pellegrin, 1919 Amphilius cubangoensis Pellegrin, 1936 Amphilius grandis (non Boulenger, 1905) Amphilius hargeri Boulenger, 1907 Amphilius krefftii (non Boulenger, 1911) Amphilius leroyi (Vaillant, 1897) Amphilius oxyrhinus (non Boulenger, 1912) Amphilius platychir (non Günther, 1864) Amphilius platychir var. cubangoensis Pellegrin, 1936 Amphilius transvaaliensis van der Horst, 1931 Anoplopterus platychir (non Günther, 1864) Anoplopterus uranoscopus Pfeffer, 1889 Chimarrhoglanis leroyi Vaillant, 1897 Pimelodus uranoscopus (Pfeffer, 1889) 1994-04-16 2024-01-15 Baensch, H.A. and R. 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Science & conservation: a modern synthesis. Springer Nature Switzerland AG, Cham, Switzerland. 549 p. (Ref. 120641) FB-pic-9419-13729 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/gif FAO 1997-03-05 2001-05-31 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9419 http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Amura_u0.gif http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/gif/tn_Amura_u0.gif FB-pic-9419-13730 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/gif FAO 1997-03-05 1997-03-05 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9419 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Amura_u1.gif http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/gif/tn_Amura_u1.gif FB-GeneralDescr-9419 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-04-16 00:00:00 2024-01-15 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9419 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses Prefers clear, flowing water in rocky habitats (Ref. 52193). It feeds on stream insects and other small organisms off rock surfaces (Ref. 52193). Breeds in summer; juveniles are easily mistaken for tadpoles (Ref. 52193). Preyed upon by trout and probably eels (Ref. 7248, 52193). Skelton, P.H. 2001 A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa. Cape Town (South Africa): Struik Publishers, 395 p. (Ref. 52193) FB-DiagnosticDescr-9419 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2023-11-08 00:00:00 2023-11-08 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9419 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Description: Head longer and broader than that of Amphilius natalensis, length 3.9-4.5 times in standard length, head width equal to or greater than head length (Ref. 52193). Dorsal fin with 1 unbranched and 6 branched rays; anal fin with 3 unbranched and 5-7 branched rays; adipose fin short and deep, notched behind; caudal peduncle length about equal to its depth; caudal fin emarginate or shallowly forked (Ref. 52193).Colouration: Colour variable, usually yellowish brown or greyish brown, mottled or with dark shadows, blotches or spots (Ref. 52193). Skelton, P.H. 2001 A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa. Cape Town (South Africa): Struik Publishers, 395 p. (Ref. 52193) FB-Morphology-9419 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2023-11-08 00:00:00 2023-11-08 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9419 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 8 - 10 Skelton, P.H. 2001 A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa. Cape Town (South Africa): Struik Publishers, 395 p. (Ref. 52193) FB-Distribution-9419 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-04-16 00:00:00 2023-11-08 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9419 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Diseases Africa: widespread in Central and East Africa (Ref. 7248, 52193, 94654), including Okavango and Zambezi systems, south to the Mkuze system in South Africa (Ref. 7248, 52193). Also in the upper Congo drainage and west to Angola (Ref. 87869). Possibly absent from the upper Little Ruaha and Malawi drainage in Tanzania, and from the northern Malagarasi where this species may be replaced by A. kivuensis (Ref. 78218). Skelton, P.H. 2001 A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa. Cape Town (South Africa): Struik Publishers, 395 p. (Ref. 52193) FB-Uses-9419 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-04-16 00:00:00 2024-01-15 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9419 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Diseases fisheries: of potential interest; aquarium: potential Eccles, D.H. 1992 FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Field guide to the freshwater fishes of Tanzania. Prepared and published with the support of the United Nations Development Programme (project URT/87/016). FAO, Rome. 145 p. (Ref. 4967) Skelton, P.H. 1993 A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa. Southern Book Publishers. 388 p. (Ref. 7248) FB-TrophicStrategy-9419 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Drina Sta. Iglesia 2000-12-14 00:00:00 2001-03-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public uranoscopus http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Prefers clear, flowing water in rocky habitats. Frequency of occurence in Caprivi: occasionally on rocky streams (Ref. 037065). Feeds on stream insects and other small organisms off rock surfaces. Skelton, P.H. 1993 A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa. Southern Book Publishers. 388 p. (Ref. 7248) FB-Size-9419 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-04-16 00:00:00 2024-01-15 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9419 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription 19.5 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 52331)) Seegers, L., L. De Vos and D.O. Okeyo 2003 Annotated checklist of the freshwater fishes of Kenya (excluding the lacustrine haplochromines from Lake Victoria). J. E. Afr. Nat. Hist. 92:11-47. (Ref. 52331) 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/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology 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-9419 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-04-16 00:00:00 2024-01-15 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9419 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution demersal; freshwater