Summary of amphilius |
Pronounced | ahm FILL ee us |
Etymology | Amphilius: Not clear; probably from the Greek amphi, meaning both sides and leios, meaning smooth. |
Identification | Most amphiliid species are found in fast-flowing water of clear, rocky streams at high elevations or rapids of large lowland rivers (Berra 2001; Roberts 2003).basins (Seegers et al. 2003). Species of Amphilius are adapted for fast flow and rocky habitats (Skelton 1986). Morphological adaptations for these habitats include expanded pectoral and pelvic fins with a thickened first ray, depressed body, dorsally directed eyes and reduced swim bladder (Skelton 1986; Walsh et al. 2000). The large pelvic fins form, in conjunction with the body, a feeble sucking disc that enables the fish to cling to rocks (Jackson 1961b). |
Feeding | The diet of Amphilius species has been reported to consist predominantly of benthic aquatic insects (Marriott et al. 1997; Skelton 2001; Walsh et al. 2000). |
Size | Smallest 30mm, largest 195mm, average 102mm, most commonly 195mm. All SL. |
Species | There are 35 "species" in the database |
New spp. / time | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1750 | 1770 | 1790 | 1810 | 1830 | 1850 | 1870 | 1890 | 1910 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1990 | 2010 |
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Distribution |
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Genus Thumbnails |
A. atesuensis (i:3, k:0) A. athiensis (i:0, k:0) A. brevis (i:3, k:0) A. caudosignatus (i:0, k:0) A. chalei (i:1, k:0) A. crassus (i:0, k:0) A. cryptobullatus (i:0, k:0) A. cubangoensis (i:0, k:0) A. dimonikensis (i:0, k:0) A. engelbrechti (i:0, k:0) A. frieli (i:0, k:0) A. grammatophorus (i:1, k:0) A. grandis (i:3, k:0) A. jacksonii (i:3, k:0) A. kakrimensis (i:0, k:0) A. kivuensis (i:2, k:0) A. korupi (i:0, k:0) A. krefftii (i:3, k:0) A. lamani (i:0, k:0) A. lampei (i:0, k:0) A. laticaudatus (i:0, k:0) A. lentiginosus (i:1, k:0) A. longirostris (i:3, k:0) A. lujani (i:0, k:0) A. maesii (i:3, k:0) A. natalensis (i:3, k:0) A. opisthophthalmus (i:3, k:0) A. pedunculus (i:0, k:0) A. platychir (i:15, k:0) A. pulcher (i:1, k:0) A. rheophilus (i:1, k:0) A. ruziziensis (i:0, k:0) A. sp. (1) (i:2, k:0) A. sp. (2) (i:2, k:0) A. uranoscopus (i:5, k:0)
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