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Amphilius platychir (Günther, 1864)

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 9 - 10. Diagnosis: dorsal-fin base distinctly ahead of pelvic-fin insertions; predorsal distance rather short (about 40% of standard length); interorbital space about 35% of head length; caudal-peduncle length 1.5-2 times its depth; length of maxillary barbel over 75% of head length; snout rather long and blunt, its length usually 50-55% of head length; branchiostegal membrane moderately notched on midventral line (Ref. 57128).

Common Names

  • Bergbaber , Afrikaans , South Africa
  • Mountain barbel , English , USA
  • Mountain barbel , English , Global
  • Mountain catfish , English , South Africa
  • 平鰭鮠 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 平鳍鮠 , Mandarin Chinese , China

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Siluriformes

    Family: Amphiliidae

    Genus: Amphilius

    Species: Amphilius platychir (Günther, 1864)

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • Africa: Amphilius platychir platychir: upper tributaries of the Senegal, Niger, Gambia, Corubal, Konkouré and Little Scarcies; A. p. marmoratus: rivers Loffa, St. Paul and Cavally in southeastern Guinea (Ref. 57128). Reports from eastern Africa (Tanzania, Congo basin in Zambia) based on misidentifications (see Ref. 78218).

    • Biology

    Life cycle and mating behavior

    Habitat

    demersal