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| Scientific Name | Paramphilius trichomycteroides Pellegrin, 1907 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Ditinn, Fouta Djallon, Guinea, western Africa. |
| Etymology | From the Greek para and amphi meaning in both sides. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 59mm or 2.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | The fishes of the genus have elongate cylindrical bodies, short deep heads and short rounded fins. Small eyes far forward, mouth broadwith fleshy lips.Long and slender barbels and caudal fin can be truncate or rounded. Upper parts of body uniformly dark brown, with lighter areas on the belly. |
| Sexing | Mature males have a bigger more swollen looking head than females. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa: headwater tributaries of Senegal River, near Ditinn and Mamou, Guinea. Also known from the upper course of the Bafing River (Senegal basin) and the basins of the Konkouré, Corubal, Little Scarcies and the Fouta Djalon region in Guinea. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 1) v. 13 (no. 1), pp 24. |
| 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:1.24.767.4485 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 02 00:46 (species record created: 2012 Nov 24 04:04) |