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Family Overview |
Pronounced | Am FILL E Id Day |
Family Common Name | African Hillstream Catfishes |
Etymology | Named after the Amphilus genus. |
Features | Long either loach-like or thin elongated body. Some species with an underslung mouth reminiscent of South American whiptail catfishes (Rineloricaria). |
Distribution | Africa |
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 |