Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 5 - 7; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 9 - 10; Vertebrae: 34 - 36. Diagnosis: dorsal, pectoral and adipose fins with distinct spine anteriorly; a series of bony scutes on body posterior of the dorsal-fin origin; lateral abdominal surface not covered with superficial scutes; scapulo-coracoid and clavicle lack superficial rugose plates (Ref. 90257).

Common Names

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Whiptailed Nile catfish , English , Kenya

Pikkuimuevä , Finnish , Finland

安氏細尾鯰 , Mandarin Chinese , China

安氏细尾鲶 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Siluriformes

Family: Amphiliidae

Genus: Andersonia

Species: Andersonia leptura Boulenger, 1900

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Africa: Niger and upper Nile river systems, tributaries of Lake Chad basin, as well as Omo River (Ref. 90257). Common in West Africa (Ref. 57128).

Biology

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Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

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demersal