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Common member of the family Amphiliidae
 
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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 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 0 species (0.0%) are being kept by registered keepers
Distribution Africa

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Hop to next section Subfamilies in Amphiliidae (by species)
3.Amphiliinae611 species(630%)
3.Doumeinae232 species(239%)
3.Leptoglaninae219 species(226%)
Hop to next section Top Five Genera (by keepers)
1.Amphilius35 species(0 keepers)
2.Doumea9 species(0 keepers)
3.Phractura13 species(0 keepers)
4.Andersonia1 species(0 keepers)
5.Belonoglanis3 species(0 keepers)
Hop to next section Chronological Species List
(Alphabetic | Most Kept | Most Bred)
1.
Amphilius platychirAmphilius platychir
(i:15, k:0, b:0)
2.
Doumea typicaDoumea typica
(i:2, k:0, b:0)
3.
Phractura scaphyrhynchuraPhractura scaphyrhynchura
(i:4, k:0, b:0)
4.
Amphilius uranoscopusAmphilius uranoscopus
(i:5, k:0, b:0)
5.Phractura bovei(i:0, k:0, b:0)
6.Andersonia leptura(i:0, k:0, b:0)
7.
Amphilius longirostrisAmphilius longirostris
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
8.
Amphilius brevisAmphilius brevis
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
9.
Belonoglanis tenuisBelonoglanis tenuis
(i:7, k:0, b:0)
10.Leptoglanis xenognathus(i:0, k:0, b:0)
11.
Phractura ansorgiiPhractura ansorgii
(i:2, k:0, b:0)
12.Phractura lindica(i:0, k:0, b:0)
13.Phractura tenuicauda(i:0, k:0, b:0)
14.
Tetracamphilius angustifronsTetracamphilius angustifrons
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
15.
Trachyglanis minutusTrachyglanis minutus
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
16.Phractura longicauda(i:0, k:0, b:0)
17.
Amphilius atesuensisAmphilius atesuensis
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
18.
Amphilius grandisAmphilius grandis
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
19.
Zaireichthys rotundicepsZaireichthys rotundiceps
(i:4, k:0, b:0)
20.
Doumea angolensisDoumea angolensis
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
21.Paramphilius trichomycteroides(i:0, k:0, b:0)
22.
Amphilius krefftiiAmphilius krefftii
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
23.Phractura brevicauda(i:0, k:0, b:0)
24.Phractura intermedia(i:0, k:0, b:0)
25.
Amphilius jacksoniiAmphilius jacksonii
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
26.
Amphilius grammatophorusAmphilius grammatophorus
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
27.Amphilius lampei(i:0, k:0, b:0)
28.Zaireichthys brevis(i:0, k:0, b:0)
29.
Amphilius natalensisAmphilius natalensis
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
30.
Congoglanis alulaCongoglanis alula
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
31.Tetracamphilius notatus(i:0, k:0, b:0)
32.
Amphilius maesiiAmphilius maesii
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
33.
Amphilius opisthophthalmusAmphilius opisthophthalmus
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
34.Amphilius lamani(i:0, k:0, b:0)
35.
Phractura fasciataPhractura fasciata
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
36.
Trachyglanis sanghensisTrachyglanis sanghensis
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
37.
Zaireichthys flavomaculatusZaireichthys flavomaculatus
(i:2, k:0, b:0)
38.
Paramphilius baudoniParamphilius baudoni
(i:2, k:0, b:0)
39.Trachyglanis intermedius(i:0, k:0, b:0)
40.
Amphilius pulcherAmphilius pulcher
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
41.Phractura gladysae(i:0, k:0, b:0)
42.
Amphilius kivuensisAmphilius kivuensis
(i:2, k:0, b:0)
43.Doumea chappuisi(i:0, k:0, b:0)
44.Amphilius cubangoensis(i:0, k:0, b:0)
45.
Amphilius lentiginosusAmphilius lentiginosus
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
46.Paramphilius firestonei(i:0, k:0, b:0)
47.
Trachyglanis ineacTrachyglanis ineac
(i:10, k:0, b:0)
48.
Amphilius rheophilusAmphilius rheophilus
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
49.
Belonoglanis brieniBelonoglanis brieni
(i:15, k:0, b:0)
50.
Dolichamphilius brieniDolichamphilius brieni
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
51.
Zaireichthys mandevilleiZaireichthys mandevillei
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
52.Phractura clauseni(i:0, k:0, b:0)
53.
Zaireichthys camerunensisZaireichthys camerunensis
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
54.
Phractura macruraPhractura macrura
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
55.
Zaireichthys doraeZaireichthys dorae
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
56.Zaireichthys zonatus(i:0, k:0, b:0)
57.Amphilius laticaudatus(i:0, k:0, b:0)
58.Amphilius cryptobullatus(i:0, k:0, b:0)
59.Amphilius kakrimensis(i:0, k:0, b:0)
60.Doumea thysi(i:0, k:0, b:0)
61.Paramphilius teugelsi(i:0, k:0, b:0)
62.
Zaireichthys wamiensisZaireichthys wamiensis
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
63.Dolichamphilius longiceps(i:0, k:0, b:0)
64.
Psammphiletria delicataPsammphiletria delicata
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
65.Psammphiletria nasuta(i:0, k:0, b:0)
66.Tetracamphilius clandestinus(i:0, k:0, b:0)
67.Tetracamphilius pectinatus(i:0, k:0, b:0)
68.Zaireichthys heterurus(i:0, k:0, b:0)
69.Amphilius caudosignatus(i:0, k:0, b:0)
70.Amphilius dimonikensis(i:0, k:0, b:0)
71.Amphilius korupi(i:0, k:0, b:0)
72.Doumea gracila(i:0, k:0, b:0)
73.Doumea sanaga(i:0, k:0, b:0)
74.Phractura stiassny(i:0, k:0, b:0)
75.
Amphilius chaleiAmphilius chalei
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
76.
Zaireichthys compactusZaireichthys compactus
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
77.Amphilius athiensis(i:0, k:0, b:0)
78.Doumea reidi(i:0, k:0, b:0)
79.Doumea stilicauda(i:0, k:0, b:0)
80.Congoglanis inga(i:0, k:0, b:0)
81.Congoglanis sagitta(i:0, k:0, b:0)
82.
Zaireichthys conspicuusZaireichthys conspicuus
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
83.Zaireichthys kafuensis(i:0, k:0, 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:0, b:0)
87.
Zaireichthys maravensisZaireichthys maravensis
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
88.
Zaireichthys monomotapaZaireichthys monomotapa
(i:2, k:0, b:0)
89.
Zaireichthys pallidusZaireichthys pallidus
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
90.Congoglanis howesi(i:0, k:0, b:0)
91.Doumea skeltoni(i:0, k:0, b:0)
92.Amphilius crassus(i:0, k:0, b:0)
93.Amphilius frieli(i:0, k:0, b:0)
94.Amphilius lujani(i:0, k:0, b:0)
95.Amphilius pedunculus(i:0, k:0, b:0)
96.Amphilius ruziziensis(i:0, k:0, b:0)
97.Amphilius engelbrechti(i:0, k:0, b:0)