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    Scientific NamePsammphiletria nasuta    Roberts, 2003
    Common Name
    Type LocalityRiver Ubangui near Banda, 72 kilometers upriver from Bangui, Central African Republic.
    Synonym(s)
    EtymologyFrom the Greek psammo meaning "sand" and philetria meaning "lover of". Gender feminine. Named after the genus <em>Amphilus</em>.
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    Size24mm or 0.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
    IdentificationSmall sand-dwelling amphiliid catfishes with a prominent fleshy rhinal lobe(a fleshy protuberance of the upper snout). Dorsal and pectoral fins without locking mechanisms.Head and body whitish, median row of brown spots or marks on the dorsal surface of the body. Head, fins and side of body without markings except for a diamond-shaped peduncular spot and some smaller indistinct markings just before.

    Small sand-dwelling amphiliid catfishes with a prominent fleshy rhinal lobe(a fleshy protuberance of the upper snout). Dorsal and pectoral fins without locking mechanisms.Head and body whitish, median row of brown spots or marks on the dorsal surface of the body. Head, fins and side of body without markings except for a diamond-shaped peduncular spot and some smaller indistinct markings just before.
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    DistributionAfrica
    IUCN Red List Category
    Data Deficient
    , a distribution map is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2009.
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    FurnitureFound in and over sand.
    BreedingUnreported in the aquarium.
    Breeding ReportsThere is no breeding report.
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    ReferenceProceedings of the California Academy of Sciences v. 54 (no. 5), pp 102, Figs. 8f, 9d, 17a-d.
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    Last UpdateThu Dec 26, 2024 8:34 pm (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am)