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| Scientific Name | Tetracamphilius angustifrons (Boulenger, 1902) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Ubangi River at Banzyville, Democratic Republic of Congo, about 4°18'N, 21°11'E. |
| Synonym(s) | Amphilius angustifrons, Anoplopterus angustifrons |
| Etymology | From the Greek tetra meaning four and akis meaning point, in reference to the multicuspid teeth, and Amphilius a generical name for this group of catfishes. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 39mm or 1.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | This genus differs from all other amphiliiids in having pedicellate jaw teeth with a fan-shaped distal end typically armed with two to six tiny flattened triangular cusps.Triangular adipose fin, slender caudal peduncle , caudal fin deeply forked with the lower lobe slightly larger than upper. 4 or 5 broad, blackish, transverse bands on the olive-colored body, the last of them on the caudal peduncle(Boulenger 1902). |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa: Ubangui River, Congo River basin. Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Data Deficient, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2009. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Furniture | Appear to prefer sandy bottoms with fast flowing water. |
| Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoology) v. 2 (fasc. 2), pp 42, Pl. 10 (fig. 4). |
| 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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| Last Update | 2020 Oct 18 06:40 (species record created: 2011 Jan 30 13:42) |