/siluriformes/amphiliidae/belonoglanis/brieni/1.jpg "Common member of the family Amphiliidae") | |
 Family Overview | |
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| 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 |
| 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) |
| Distribution of Amphiliidae | |
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| Most Kept Species | ||
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| 1. | Amphilius platychir | (39.29%) |
| 2. | Amphilius atesuensis | (17.86%) |
| 3. | Phractura ansorgii | (14.29%) |
| 4. | Belonoglanis brieni | (7.14%) |
| 5. | Trachyglanis ineac | (3.57%) |
| 6. | Phractura lindica | (3.57%) |
| 7. | Doumea typica | (3.57%) |
| 8. | Amphilius uranoscopus | (3.57%) |
| 9. | Amphilius rheophilus | (3.57%) |
| 10. | Amphilius athiensis | (3.57%) |