/siluriformes/amphiliidae/belonoglanis/brieni/1.jpg "Common member of the family Amphiliidae") | |
 Family Overview | |
|---|---|
| Pronounced | Am FILL E Id Day |
| Family Common Name | African Hillstream Catfishes |
| Etymology | Named after the genus <em>Amphilus</em>. |
| Features | Long either loach-like or thin elongated body. Some species with an underslung mouth reminiscent of South American whiptail catfishes (<I>Rineloricaria</I>). |
| Common Names | Imports are so rare that common names are not established. |
| Size | Smallest 20mm, largest 195mm, average 78mm, most commonly 50mm. All SL. |
| Subfamilies | There are 3 subfamilies in the database |
| Species | There are 103 "species" in 13 genera in the database |
| Keepers | 10 species ( 9%) are being kept by registered keepers |
| Distribution | Africa Login to view the map. |
| Subfamilies in Amphiliidae (by species) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 3. | Amphiliinae | 39 species | (38%) |
| 3. | Doumeinae | 35 species | (34%) |
| 3. | Leptoglaninae | 29 species | (28%) |
| Top Five Genera (by keepers) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Amphilius | 35 species | (19 keepers) |
| 2. | Phractura | 13 species | (5 keepers) |
| 3. | Belonoglanis | 3 species | (2 keepers) |
| 4. | Doumea | 9 species | (1 keepers) |
| 5. | Trachyglanis | 5 species | (1 keepers) |
| Most Kept Species | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | (39.29%) | |
| 2. | (17.86%) | |
| 3. | (14.29%) | |
| 4. | (7.14%) | |
| 5. | (3.57%) | |
| 6. | Phractura lindica | (3.57%) |
| 7. | (3.57%) | |
| 8. | (3.57%) | |
| 9. | (3.57%) | |
| 10. | Amphilius athiensis | (3.57%) |
/siluriformes/amphiliidae/amphilius/platychir/1.jpg "Amphilius platychir")
/siluriformes/amphiliidae/amphilius/atesuensis/1.jpg "Amphilius atesuensis")
/siluriformes/amphiliidae/phractura/ansorgii/1.jpg "Phractura ansorgii")
/siluriformes/amphiliidae/trachyglanis/ineac/1.jpg "Trachyglanis ineac")
/siluriformes/amphiliidae/doumea/typica/1.jpg "Doumea typica")
/siluriformes/amphiliidae/amphilius/uranoscopus/1.jpg "Amphilius uranoscopus")
/siluriformes/amphiliidae/amphilius/rheophilus/1.jpg "Amphilius rheophilus")
| Alphabetic Species List (Chronological | Most Kept | Most Bred) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | (i:3, k:5, b:0) | |
| 2. | Amphilius athiensis | (i:0, k:1, b:0) |
| 3. | (i:3, k:0, b:0) | |
| 4. | Amphilius caudosignatus | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 5. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 6. | Amphilius crassus | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 7. | Amphilius cryptobullatus | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 8. | Amphilius cubangoensis | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 9. | Amphilius dimonikensis | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 10. | Amphilius engelbrechti | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 11. | Amphilius frieli | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 12. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 13. | (i:3, k:0, b:0) | |
| 14. | (i:3, k:0, b:0) | |
| 15. | Amphilius kakrimensis | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 16. | (i:2, k:0, b:0) | |
| 17. | Amphilius korupi | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 18. | (i:3, k:0, b:0) | |
| 19. | Amphilius lamani | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 20. | Amphilius lampei | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 21. | Amphilius laticaudatus | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 22. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 23. | (i:3, k:0, b:0) | |
| 24. | Amphilius lujani | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 25. | (i:3, k:0, b:0) | |
| 26. | (i:3, k:0, b:0) | |
| 27. | (i:3, k:0, b:0) | |
| 28. | Amphilius pedunculus | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 29. | (i:15, k:11, b:0) | |
| 30. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 31. | (i:1, k:1, b:0) | |
| 32. | Amphilius ruziziensis | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 33. | (i:2, k:0, b:0) | |
| 34. | (i:2, k:0, b:0) | |
| 35. | (i:5, k:1, b:0) | |
| 36. | Andersonia leptura | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 37. | (i:15, k:2, b:0) | |
| 38. | (i:3, k:0, b:0) | |
| 39. | (i:7, k:0, b:0) | |
| 40. | (i:3, k:0, b:0) | |
| 41. | Congoglanis howesi | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 42. | Congoglanis inga | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 43. | Congoglanis sagitta | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 44. | (i:3, k:0, b:0) | |
| 45. | Dolichamphilius longiceps | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 46. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 47. | Doumea chappuisi | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 48. | Doumea gracila | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 49. | Doumea reidi | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 50. | Doumea sanaga | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 51. | Doumea skeltoni | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 52. | Doumea stilicauda | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 53. | Doumea thysi | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 54. | (i:2, k:1, b:0) | |
| 55. | Leptoglanis xenognathus | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 56. | (i:2, k:0, b:0) | |
| 57. | Paramphilius firestonei | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 58. | Paramphilius teugelsi | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 59. | Paramphilius trichomycteroides | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 60. | (i:2, k:4, b:0) | |
| 61. | Phractura bovei | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 62. | Phractura brevicauda | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 63. | Phractura clauseni | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 64. | (i:3, k:0, b:0) | |
| 65. | Phractura gladysae | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 66. | Phractura intermedia | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 67. | Phractura lindica | (i:0, k:1, b:0) |
| 68. | Phractura longicauda | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 69. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 70. | (i:4, k:0, b:0) | |
| 71. | Phractura stiassny | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 72. | Phractura tenuicauda | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 73. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 74. | Psammphiletria nasuta | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 75. | (i:3, k:0, b:0) | |
| 76. | Tetracamphilius clandestinus | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 77. | Tetracamphilius notatus | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 78. | Tetracamphilius pectinatus | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 79. | (i:10, k:1, b:0) | |
| 80. | Trachyglanis intermedius | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 81. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 82. | (i:3, k:0, b:0) | |
| 83. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 84. | Zaireichthys brevis | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 85. | (i:3, k:0, b:0) | |
| 86. | (i:3, k:0, b:0) | |
| 87. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 88. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 89. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 90. | (i:2, k:0, b:0) | |
| 91. | Zaireichthys heterurus | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 92. | Zaireichthys kafuensis | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 93. | Zaireichthys kavangoensis | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 94. | Zaireichthys kunenensis | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 95. | Zaireichthys lacustris | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 96. | (i:3, k:0, b:0) | |
| 97. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 98. | (i:2, k:0, b:0) | |
| 99. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 100. | (i:4, k:0, b:0) | |
| 101. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 102. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 103. | Zaireichthys zonatus | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
/siluriformes/amphiliidae/amphilius/brevis/1.jpg "Amphilius brevis")
/siluriformes/amphiliidae/amphilius/chalei/1.jpg "Amphilius chalei")
/siluriformes/amphiliidae/amphilius/grammatophorus/1.jpg "Amphilius grammatophorus")
/siluriformes/amphiliidae/amphilius/grandis/1.jpg "Amphilius grandis")
/siluriformes/amphiliidae/amphilius/jacksonii/1.jpg "Amphilius jacksonii")
/siluriformes/amphiliidae/amphilius/kivuensis/1.jpg "Amphilius kivuensis")
/siluriformes/amphiliidae/amphilius/krefftii/1.jpg "Amphilius krefftii")
/siluriformes/amphiliidae/amphilius/lentiginosus/1.jpg "Amphilius lentiginosus")
/siluriformes/amphiliidae/amphilius/longirostris/1.jpg "Amphilius longirostris")
/siluriformes/amphiliidae/amphilius/maesii/1.jpg "Amphilius maesii")
/siluriformes/amphiliidae/amphilius/natalensis/1.jpg "Amphilius natalensis")
/siluriformes/amphiliidae/amphilius/opisthophthalmus/1.jpg "Amphilius opisthophthalmus")
/siluriformes/amphiliidae/amphilius/pulcher/1.jpg "Amphilius pulcher")
/siluriformes/amphiliidae/amphilius/sp%281%29/1.jpg "Amphilius sp. (1)")
/siluriformes/amphiliidae/amphilius/sp%282%29/1.jpg "Amphilius sp. (2)")
/siluriformes/amphiliidae/belonoglanis/sp%281%29/1.jpg "Belonoglanis sp. (1)")
/siluriformes/amphiliidae/belonoglanis/tenuis/1.jpg "Belonoglanis tenuis")
/siluriformes/amphiliidae/congoglanis/alula/1.jpg "Congoglanis alula")
/siluriformes/amphiliidae/dolichamphilius/brieni/1.jpg "Dolichamphilius brieni")
/siluriformes/amphiliidae/doumea/angolensis/1.jpg "Doumea angolensis")
/siluriformes/amphiliidae/paramphilius/baudoni/1.jpg "Paramphilius baudoni")
/siluriformes/amphiliidae/phractura/fasciata/1.jpg "Phractura fasciata")
/siluriformes/amphiliidae/phractura/macrura/1.jpg "Phractura macrura")
/siluriformes/amphiliidae/phractura/scaphyrhynchura/1.jpg "Phractura scaphyrhynchura")
/siluriformes/amphiliidae/psammphiletria/delicata/1.jpg "Psammphiletria delicata")
/siluriformes/amphiliidae/tetracamphilius/angustifrons/1.jpg "Tetracamphilius angustifrons")
/siluriformes/amphiliidae/trachyglanis/minutus/1.jpg "Trachyglanis minutus")
/siluriformes/amphiliidae/trachyglanis/sanghensis/1.jpg "Trachyglanis sanghensis")
/siluriformes/amphiliidae/trachyglanis/sp%281%29/1.jpg "Trachyglanis sp. (1)")
/siluriformes/amphiliidae/zaireichthys/camerunensis/1.jpg "Zaireichthys camerunensis")
/siluriformes/amphiliidae/zaireichthys/cf_pallidus/1.jpg "Zaireichthys cf. pallidus")
/siluriformes/amphiliidae/zaireichthys/compactus/1.jpg "Zaireichthys compactus")
/siluriformes/amphiliidae/zaireichthys/conspicuus/1.jpg "Zaireichthys conspicuus")
/siluriformes/amphiliidae/zaireichthys/dorae/1.jpg "Zaireichthys dorae")
/siluriformes/amphiliidae/zaireichthys/flavomaculatus/1.jpg "Zaireichthys flavomaculatus")
/siluriformes/amphiliidae/zaireichthys/mandevillei/1.jpg "Zaireichthys mandevillei")
/siluriformes/amphiliidae/zaireichthys/maravensis/1.jpg "Zaireichthys maravensis")
/siluriformes/amphiliidae/zaireichthys/monomotapa/1.jpg "Zaireichthys monomotapa")
/siluriformes/amphiliidae/zaireichthys/pallidus/1.jpg "Zaireichthys pallidus")
/siluriformes/amphiliidae/zaireichthys/rotundiceps/1.jpg "Zaireichthys rotundiceps")
/siluriformes/amphiliidae/zaireichthys/sp%60majamazi%60/1.jpg "Zaireichthys sp. `MAJAMAZI`")
/siluriformes/amphiliidae/zaireichthys/wamiensis/1.jpg "Zaireichthys wamiensis")