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Belonoglanis brieni
Belonoglanis brieni, a member of the family Amphiliidae


 
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PronouncedAm FILL E Id Day
Family Common NameAfrican Hillstream Catfishes
EtymologyNamed after the genus <em>Amphilus</em>.
FeaturesLong either loach-like or thin elongated body. Some species with an underslung mouth reminiscent of South American whiptail catfishes (<I>Rineloricaria</I>).
Common NamesImports are so rare that common names are not established.
SizeSmallest 20 mm, largest 195 mm, average 78mm, most commonly 50mm. All SL.
SubfamiliesThere are 5 subfamilies in the database
SpeciesThere are 103 "species" in 72 genera in the database
Keepers1 species (1.0%) are being kept by registered keepers.
DistributionAfrica

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Hop to next section Subfamilies in AMPHILIIDAE (by species)
1.Amphiliinae253 species(246%)
2.Doumeinae234 species(227%)
3.None (includes undescribed spp.)234 species(227%)
4.Leptoglaninae219 species(213%)
5.Paramphiliinae16 species(16%)
Hop to next section Top Five Genera (by keepers)
1.Amphilius23 species(0 keepers)
2.Doumea9 species(0 keepers)
3.Phractura13 species(0 keepers)
4.Anoplopterus18 species(0 keepers)
5.Andersonia1 species(0 keepers)
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1.Anoplopterus cryptobullatus(100%)
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(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.
Anoplopterus uranoscopusAnoplopterus 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.
Anoplopterus grandisAnoplopterus 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.Anoplopterus hargeri(i:0, k:0, b:0)
22.Paramphilius trichomycteroides(i:0, k:0, b:0)
23.
Anoplopterus krefftiiAnoplopterus krefftii
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
24.Phractura brevicauda(i:0, k:0, b:0)
25.Phractura intermedia(i:0, k:0, b:0)
26.
Amphilius jacksoniiAmphilius jacksonii
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
27.
Amphilius grammatophorusAmphilius grammatophorus
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
28.Anoplopterus lampei(i:0, k:0, b:0)
29.Zaireichthys brevis(i:0, k:0, b:0)
30.
Anoplopterus natalensisAnoplopterus natalensis
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
31.
Congoglanis alulaCongoglanis alula
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
32.Tetracamphilius notatus(i:0, k:0, b:0)
33.
Amphilius maesiiAmphilius maesii
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
34.
Amphilius opisthophthalmusAmphilius opisthophthalmus
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
35.Amphilius lamani(i:0, k:0, b:0)
36.Anoplopterus brevidorsalis(i:0, k:0, b:0)
37.
Phractura fasciataPhractura fasciata
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
38.
Trachyglanis sanghensisTrachyglanis sanghensis
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
39.
Zaireichthys flavomaculatusZaireichthys flavomaculatus
(i:2, k:0, b:0)
40.
Paramphilius baudoniParamphilius baudoni
(i:2, k:0, b:0)
41.Trachyglanis intermedius(i:0, k:0, b:0)
42.
Amphilius pulcherAmphilius pulcher
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
43.Phractura gladysae(i:0, k:0, b:0)
44.
Anoplopterus kivuensisAnoplopterus kivuensis
(i:2, k:0, b:0)
45.Doumea chappuisi(i:0, k:0, b:0)
46.
Amphilius lentiginosusAmphilius lentiginosus
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
47.Anoplopterus cubangoensis(i:0, k:0, b:0)
48.Paramphilius firestonei(i:0, k:0, b:0)
49.
Trachyglanis ineacTrachyglanis ineac
(i:10, k:0, b:0)
50.
Amphilius rheophilusAmphilius rheophilus
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
51.
Belonoglanis brieniBelonoglanis brieni
(i:15, k:0, b:0)
52.
Dolichamphilius brieniDolichamphilius brieni
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
53.
Zaireichthys mandevilleiZaireichthys mandevillei
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
54.Phractura clauseni(i:0, k:0, b:0)
55.
Zaireichthys camerunensisZaireichthys camerunensis
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
56.
Phractura macruraPhractura macrura
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
57.
Zaireichthys doraeZaireichthys dorae
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
58.Zaireichthys zonatus(i:0, k:0, b:0)
59.Anoplopterus laticaudatus(i:0, k:0, b:0)
60.Anoplopterus cryptobullatus(i:0, k:1, b:0)
61.Anoplopterus zairensis(i:0, k:0, b:0)
62.Amphilius kakrimensis(i:0, k:0, b:0)
63.Doumea thysi(i:0, k:0, b:0)
64.Paramphilius teugelsi(i:0, k:0, b:0)
65.
Zaireichthys wamiensisZaireichthys wamiensis
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
66.Dolichamphilius longiceps(i:0, k:0, b:0)
67.
Psammphiletria delicataPsammphiletria delicata
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
68.Psammphiletria nasuta(i:0, k:0, b:0)
69.Tetracamphilius clandestinus(i:0, k:0, b:0)
70.Tetracamphilius pectinatus(i:0, k:0, b:0)
71.Zaireichthys heterurus(i:0, k:0, b:0)
72.Amphilius caudosignatus(i:0, k:0, b:0)
73.Amphilius dimonikensis(i:0, k:0, b:0)
74.Amphilius korupi(i:0, k:0, b:0)
75.Doumea gracila(i:0, k:0, b:0)
76.Doumea sanaga(i:0, k:0, b:0)
77.Phractura stiassny(i:0, k:0, b:0)
78.
Anoplopterus chaleiAnoplopterus chalei
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
79.
Zaireichthys compactusZaireichthys compactus
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
80.Anoplopterus athiensis(i:0, k:0, b:0)
81.Doumea reidi(i:0, k:0, b:0)
82.Doumea stilicauda(i:0, k:0, b:0)
83.Congoglanis inga(i:0, k:0, b:0)
84.Congoglanis sagitta(i:0, k:0, b:0)
85.
Zaireichthys conspicuusZaireichthys conspicuus
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
86.Zaireichthys kafuensis(i:0, k:0, b:0)
87.Zaireichthys kavangoensis(i:0, k:0, b:0)
88.Zaireichthys kunenensis(i:0, k:0, b:0)
89.Zaireichthys lacustris(i:0, k:0, b:0)
90.
Zaireichthys maravensisZaireichthys maravensis
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
91.
Zaireichthys monomotapaZaireichthys monomotapa
(i:2, k:0, b:0)
92.
Zaireichthys pallidusZaireichthys pallidus
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
93.Congoglanis howesi(i:0, k:0, b:0)
94.Doumea skeltoni(i:0, k:0, b:0)
95.Amphilius crassus(i:0, k:0, b:0)
96.Amphilius frieli(i:0, k:0, b:0)
97.Amphilius lujani(i:0, k:0, b:0)
98.Amphilius pedunculus(i:0, k:0, b:0)
99.Amphilius ruziziensis(i:0, k:0, b:0)
100.Anoplopterus engelbrechti(i:0, k:0, b:0)
101.Anoplopterus leopardus(i:0, k:0, b:0)
102.Anoplopterus marshalli(i:0, k:0, b:0)
103.Anoplopterus zuluorum(i:0, k:0, b:0)