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| Scientific Name | Amarginops hildae (Bell-Cross, 1973) |
| Common Names | Buzi Grunter Buzi-baber (South Africa) |
| Type Locality | Buzi River, Mozambique, Espungabera District, about 20°22'S, 30°20'E. |
| Synonym(s) | Chrysichthys hildae |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 118mm or 4.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | This species has 4 pairs of slender barbels, including short nasals, maxillaries longest, eyes large, olive grey with off-white abdomen. |
| General Remarks | Fast flowing water over rocks with water ferns is the known natural habitat. See also Freshwater Fishes of Southern Africa; Skelton, pg.214. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa, Mozambique, Lower reaches of Buzi River African Waters, Buzi (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Arnoldia (Rhodesia) v. 6 (no. 8), pp 7, Fig. 1. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.2.209.2109 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 11:59 (species record created: 2008 Jul 04 10:02) |