/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 50mm, largest 195mm, average 120mm, most commonly 90mm. All SL. |
| Subfamilies | There are 2 subfamilies in the database |
| Species | There are 10 "species" in 7 genera in the database |
| Keepers | 10 species (100%) are being kept by registered keepers |
| Distribution | Africa Login to view the map. |
| Subfamilies in Amphiliidae (by species) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2. | Amphiliinae | 70 species | (700%) |
| 2. | Doumeinae | 43 species | (430%) |
| Top Five Genera (by keepers) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Amphilius | 35 species | (3 keepers) |
| 2. | Belonoglanis | 3 species | (2 keepers) |
| 3. | Phractura | 13 species | (1 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")
| Most Kept Species List (Alphabetic | Chronological | Most Bred) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | (i:15, k:11, b:0) | |
| 2. | (i:3, k:5, b:0) | |
| 3. | (i:2, k:4, b:0) | |
| 4. | (i:15, k:2, b:0) | |
| 5. | Amphilius athiensis | (i:0, k:1, b:0) |
| 6. | (i:1, k:1, b:0) | |
| 7. | (i:5, k:1, b:0) | |
| 8. | (i:2, k:1, b:0) | |
| 9. | Phractura lindica | (i:0, k:1, b:0) |
| 10. | (i:10, k:1, b:0) | |