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Scientific Name | Tetracamphilius angustifrons (Boulenger, 1902) |
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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. |
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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). |
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Distribution | Africa: Ubangui River, Congo River basin. Login to view the map. |
IUCN Red List Category | Data Deficient , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2009. |
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Furniture | Appear to prefer sandy bottoms with fast flowing water. |
Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
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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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Last Update | 2025 Jan 02 00:46 (species record created: 2011 Jan 30 13:42) |