PlanetCatfish.com - The catfish family Amphiliidae

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 97 "species" in 65 genera in the database
Keepers	83 species (85%) are being kept by registered keepers

Subfamilies in Amphiliidae (by species)
3.	Amphiliinae	611 species	(630%)
3.	Doumeinae	232 species	(239%)
3.	Leptoglaninae	219 species	(226%)

Top Five Genera (by keepers)
1.	Zaireichthys	20 species	(6 keepers)
2.	Amphilius	35 species	(5 keepers)
3.	Belonoglanis	3 species	(3 keepers)
4.	Trachyglanis	5 species	(2 keepers)
5.	Psammphiletria	2 species	(2 keepers)

Distribution of Amphiliidae
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Most Kept Species
1.	Amphilius platychir	(10.91%)
2.	Amphilius atesuensis	(5.45%)
3.	Phractura ansorgii	(3.64%)
4.	Belonoglanis brieni	(2.73%)
5.	Amphilius athiensis	(1.82%)
6.	Amphilius rheophilus	(1.82%)
7.	Trachyglanis ineac	(1.82%)
8.	Phractura lindica	(1.82%)
9.	Amphilius uranoscopus	(1.82%)
10.	Doumea typica	(1.82%)
11.	Amphilius ruziziensis	(0.91%)
12.	Amphilius pedunculus	(0.91%)
13.	Amphilius lujani	(0.91%)
14.	Amphilius frieli	(0.91%)
15.	Amphilius crassus	(0.91%)
16.	Doumea skeltoni	(0.91%)
17.	Congoglanis howesi	(0.91%)
18.	Zaireichthys pallidus	(0.91%)
19.	Zaireichthys monomotapa	(0.91%)
20.	Zaireichthys maravensis	(0.91%)
21.	Zaireichthys lacustris	(0.91%)
22.	Zaireichthys kafuensis	(0.91%)
23.	Zaireichthys conspicuus	(0.91%)
24.	Congoglanis sagitta	(0.91%)
25.	Congoglanis inga	(0.91%)

Chronological Species List (Alphabetic \| Most Kept \| Most Bred)
1.	Amphilius platychir	(i:15, k:12, b:0)
2.	Doumea typica	(i:2, k:2, b:0)
3.	Phractura scaphyrhynchura	(i:4, k:1, b:0)
4.	Amphilius uranoscopus	(i:5, k:2, b:0)
5.	Phractura bovei	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
6.	Andersonia leptura	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
7.	Amphilius longirostris	(i:3, k:1, b:0)
8.	Amphilius brevis	(i:3, k:1, b:0)
9.	Belonoglanis tenuis	(i:7, k:1, b:0)
10.	Leptoglanis xenognathus	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
11.	Phractura ansorgii	(i:2, k:4, b:0)
12.	Phractura lindica	(i:0, k:2, b:0)
13.	Phractura tenuicauda	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
14.	Tetracamphilius angustifrons	(i:3, k:1, b:0)
15.	Trachyglanis minutus	(i:1, k:1, b:0)
16.	Phractura longicauda	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
17.	Amphilius atesuensis	(i:3, k:6, b:0)
18.	Amphilius grandis	(i:3, k:1, b:0)
19.	Zaireichthys rotundiceps	(i:4, k:1, b:0)
20.	Doumea angolensis	(i:1, k:0, b:0)
21.	Paramphilius trichomycteroides	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
22.	Amphilius krefftii	(i:3, k:1, b:0)
23.	Phractura brevicauda	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
24.	Phractura intermedia	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
25.	Amphilius jacksonii	(i:3, k:1, b:0)
26.	Amphilius grammatophorus	(i:1, k:1, b:0)
27.	Amphilius lampei	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
28.	Zaireichthys brevis	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
29.	Amphilius natalensis	(i:3, k:1, b:0)
30.	Congoglanis alula	(i:3, k:1, b:0)
31.	Tetracamphilius notatus	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
32.	Amphilius maesii	(i:3, k:0, b:0)
33.	Amphilius opisthophthalmus	(i:3, k:1, b:0)
34.	Amphilius lamani	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
35.	Phractura fasciata	(i:3, k:1, b:0)
36.	Trachyglanis sanghensis	(i:3, k:0, b:0)
37.	Zaireichthys flavomaculatus	(i:2, k:1, b:0)
38.	Paramphilius baudoni	(i:2, k:1, b:0)
39.	Trachyglanis intermedius	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
40.	Amphilius pulcher	(i:1, k:1, b:0)
41.	Phractura gladysae	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
42.	Amphilius kivuensis	(i:2, k:1, b:0)
43.	Doumea chappuisi	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
44.	Amphilius cubangoensis	(i:0, k:0, b:0)
45.	Amphilius lentiginosus	(i:1, k:1, b:0)
46.	Paramphilius firestonei	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
47.	Trachyglanis ineac	(i:10, k:2, b:0)
48.	Amphilius rheophilus	(i:1, k:2, b:0)
49.	Belonoglanis brieni	(i:15, k:3, b:0)
50.	Dolichamphilius brieni	(i:3, k:1, b:0)
51.	Zaireichthys mandevillei	(i:3, k:0, b:0)
52.	Phractura clauseni	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
53.	Zaireichthys camerunensis	(i:3, k:1, b:0)
54.	Phractura macrura	(i:1, k:1, b:0)
55.	Zaireichthys dorae	(i:1, k:1, b:0)
56.	Zaireichthys zonatus	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
57.	Amphilius laticaudatus	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
58.	Amphilius cryptobullatus	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
59.	Amphilius kakrimensis	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
60.	Doumea thysi	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
61.	Paramphilius teugelsi	(i:0, k:0, b:0)
62.	Zaireichthys wamiensis	(i:1, k:1, b:0)
63.	Dolichamphilius longiceps	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
64.	Psammphiletria delicata	(i:1, k:1, b:0)
65.	Psammphiletria nasuta	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
66.	Tetracamphilius clandestinus	(i:0, k:0, b:0)
67.	Tetracamphilius pectinatus	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
68.	Zaireichthys heterurus	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
69.	Amphilius caudosignatus	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
70.	Amphilius dimonikensis	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
71.	Amphilius korupi	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
72.	Doumea gracila	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
73.	Doumea sanaga	(i:0, k:0, b:0)
74.	Phractura stiassny	(i:0, k:0, b:0)
75.	Amphilius chalei	(i:1, k:0, b:0)
76.	Zaireichthys compactus	(i:1, k:0, b:0)
77.	Amphilius athiensis	(i:0, k:2, b:0)
78.	Doumea reidi	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
79.	Doumea stilicauda	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
80.	Congoglanis inga	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
81.	Congoglanis sagitta	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
82.	Zaireichthys conspicuus	(i:1, k:1, b:0)
83.	Zaireichthys kafuensis	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
84.	Zaireichthys kavangoensis	(i:0, k:0, b:0)
85.	Zaireichthys kunenensis	(i:0, k:0, b:0)
86.	Zaireichthys lacustris	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
87.	Zaireichthys maravensis	(i:1, k:1, b:0)
88.	Zaireichthys monomotapa	(i:2, k:1, b:0)
89.	Zaireichthys pallidus	(i:1, k:1, b:0)
90.	Congoglanis howesi	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
91.	Doumea skeltoni	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
92.	Amphilius crassus	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
93.	Amphilius frieli	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
94.	Amphilius lujani	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
95.	Amphilius pedunculus	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
96.	Amphilius ruziziensis	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
97.	Amphilius engelbrechti	(i:0, k:0, b:0)