PlanetCatfish.com - The catfish family Amphiliidae

Family Overview

Pronounced	Am FILL E Id Day
Family Common Name	African Hillstream Catfishes
Etymology	Named after the Amphilus genus.
Features	Long either loach-like or thin elongated body. Some species with an underslung mouth reminiscent of South American whiptail catfishes (Rineloricaria).
Distribution	Africa
Common Names	Imports are so rare that common names are not established.
Size	Smallest 21mm, largest 195mm, average 82mm, most commonly 90mm. All SL.
Subfamilies	There are 3 subfamilies in the database
Species	There are 89 "species" in 20 genera in the database
Keepers	89 species (100%) are being kept by registered keepers

Subfamilies in Amphiliidae (by species)
3.	Amphiliinae	109 species	(122%)
3.	Doumeinae	78 species	(88%)
3.	Leptoglaninae	29 species	(33%)

Top Five Genera (by keepers)
1.	Amphilius	35 species	(26 keepers)
2.	Zaireichthys	20 species	(16 keepers)
3.	Phractura	13 species	(10 keepers)
4.	Doumea	9 species	(6 keepers)
5.	Congoglanis	4 species	(4 keepers)

Distribution of Amphiliidae
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Most Kept Species
1.	Amphilius platychir	(10.34%)
2.	Amphilius atesuensis	(5.17%)
3.	Phractura ansorgii	(3.45%)
4.	Belonoglanis brieni	(2.59%)
5.	Trachyglanis ineac	(1.72%)
6.	Phractura lindica	(1.72%)
7.	Doumea typica	(1.72%)
8.	Amphilius uranoscopus	(1.72%)
9.	Amphilius rheophilus	(1.72%)
10.	Amphilius athiensis	(1.72%)
11.	Zaireichthys zonatus	(0.86%)
12.	Zaireichthys wamiensis	(0.86%)
13.	Zaireichthys sp. `MAJAMAZI`	(0.86%)
14.	Zaireichthys rotundiceps	(0.86%)
15.	Zaireichthys pallidus	(0.86%)
16.	Zaireichthys monomotapa	(0.86%)
17.	Zaireichthys maravensis	(0.86%)
18.	Zaireichthys lacustris	(0.86%)
19.	Zaireichthys kafuensis	(0.86%)
20.	Zaireichthys heterurus	(0.86%)
21.	Zaireichthys flavomaculatus	(0.86%)
22.	Zaireichthys dorae	(0.86%)
23.	Zaireichthys conspicuus	(0.86%)
24.	Zaireichthys cf. pallidus	(0.86%)
25.	Zaireichthys camerunensis	(0.86%)

Most Kept Species List (Alphabetic \| Chronological \| Most Bred)
1.	Amphilius platychir	(i:15, k:12, b:0)
2.	Amphilius atesuensis	(i:3, k:6, b:0)
3.	Phractura ansorgii	(i:2, k:4, b:0)
4.	Belonoglanis brieni	(i:15, k:3, b:0)
5.	Amphilius athiensis	(i:0, k:2, b:0)
6.	Amphilius rheophilus	(i:1, k:2, b:0)
7.	Amphilius uranoscopus	(i:5, k:2, b:0)
8.	Doumea typica	(i:2, k:2, b:0)
9.	Phractura lindica	(i:0, k:2, b:0)
10.	Trachyglanis ineac	(i:10, k:2, b:0)
11.	Amphilius brevis	(i:3, k:1, b:0)
12.	Amphilius caudosignatus	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
13.	Amphilius crassus	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
14.	Amphilius cryptobullatus	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
15.	Amphilius dimonikensis	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
16.	Amphilius frieli	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
17.	Amphilius grammatophorus	(i:1, k:1, b:0)
18.	Amphilius grandis	(i:3, k:1, b:0)
19.	Amphilius jacksonii	(i:3, k:1, b:0)
20.	Amphilius kakrimensis	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
21.	Amphilius kivuensis	(i:2, k:1, b:0)
22.	Amphilius korupi	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
23.	Amphilius krefftii	(i:3, k:1, b:0)
24.	Amphilius lamani	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
25.	Amphilius lampei	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
26.	Amphilius laticaudatus	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
27.	Amphilius lentiginosus	(i:1, k:1, b:0)
28.	Amphilius longirostris	(i:3, k:1, b:0)
29.	Amphilius lujani	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
30.	Amphilius natalensis	(i:3, k:1, b:0)
31.	Amphilius opisthophthalmus	(i:3, k:1, b:0)
32.	Amphilius pedunculus	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
33.	Amphilius pulcher	(i:1, k:1, b:0)
34.	Amphilius ruziziensis	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
35.	Amphilius sp. (1)	(i:2, k:1, b:0)
36.	Amphilius sp. (2)	(i:2, k:1, b:0)
37.	Andersonia leptura	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
38.	Belonoglanis sp. (1)	(i:3, k:1, b:0)
39.	Belonoglanis tenuis	(i:7, k:1, b:0)
40.	Congoglanis alula	(i:3, k:1, b:0)
41.	Congoglanis howesi	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
42.	Congoglanis inga	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
43.	Congoglanis sagitta	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
44.	Dolichamphilius brieni	(i:3, k:1, b:0)
45.	Dolichamphilius longiceps	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
46.	Doumea chappuisi	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
47.	Doumea gracila	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
48.	Doumea reidi	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
49.	Doumea skeltoni	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
50.	Doumea stilicauda	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
51.	Doumea thysi	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
52.	Leptoglanis xenognathus	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
53.	Paramphilius baudoni	(i:2, k:1, b:0)
54.	Paramphilius firestonei	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
55.	Paramphilius trichomycteroides	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
56.	Phractura bovei	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
57.	Phractura brevicauda	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
58.	Phractura clauseni	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
59.	Phractura fasciata	(i:3, k:1, b:0)
60.	Phractura gladysae	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
61.	Phractura intermedia	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
62.	Phractura longicauda	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
63.	Phractura macrura	(i:1, k:1, b:0)
64.	Phractura scaphyrhynchura	(i:4, k:1, b:0)
65.	Phractura tenuicauda	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
66.	Psammphiletria delicata	(i:1, k:1, b:0)
67.	Psammphiletria nasuta	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
68.	Tetracamphilius angustifrons	(i:3, k:1, b:0)
69.	Tetracamphilius notatus	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
70.	Tetracamphilius pectinatus	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
71.	Trachyglanis intermedius	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
72.	Trachyglanis minutus	(i:1, k:1, b:0)
73.	Trachyglanis sp. (1)	(i:1, k:1, b:0)
74.	Zaireichthys brevis	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
75.	Zaireichthys camerunensis	(i:3, k:1, b:0)
76.	Zaireichthys cf. pallidus	(i:3, k:1, b:0)
77.	Zaireichthys conspicuus	(i:1, k:1, b:0)
78.	Zaireichthys dorae	(i:1, k:1, b:0)
79.	Zaireichthys flavomaculatus	(i:2, k:1, b:0)
80.	Zaireichthys heterurus	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
81.	Zaireichthys kafuensis	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
82.	Zaireichthys lacustris	(i:0, k:1, b:0)
83.	Zaireichthys maravensis	(i:1, k:1, b:0)
84.	Zaireichthys monomotapa	(i:2, k:1, b:0)
85.	Zaireichthys pallidus	(i:1, k:1, b:0)
86.	Zaireichthys rotundiceps	(i:4, k:1, b:0)
87.	Zaireichthys sp. `MAJAMAZI`	(i:1, k:1, b:0)
88.	Zaireichthys wamiensis	(i:1, k:1, b:0)
89.	Zaireichthys zonatus	(i:0, k:1, b:0)