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Amphiliidae
- Classification -
Amphiliinae
Amphiliidae
Siluriformes
Teleostei
Chordata
Animalia
Amphilius
uranoscopus
(Pfeffer
, 1889)
Stargazer mountain catfish
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Amphilius uranoscopus
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Kenya country information
Common names:
Mountain catfish
,
Stargazer mountain catfish
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
freshwater
Abundance:
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Importance:
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Aquaculture:
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Regulations:
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Uses:
live export: yes;
Comments:
Known from Lake Victoria basin (Ref. 52331). Reports from Ewaso Nyiro River (Ref. 52311) and Tana River (Ref. 52311) refer to
Amphilius grandis
(Ref. 85045). Reports from Athi River (Ref. 30558, 52331) refer to
Amphilius athiensis
(Ref. 85045). Reports from Pangani River (Ref. 52331) refer to
Amphilius krefftii
(Ref. 85045).
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ke.html
National Fisheries Authority:
http://www.recoscix.org/openscrn.htm
Occurrences:
Occurrences
Point map
Main Ref:
Seegers, L., L. De Vos and D.O. Okeyo, 2003
National Database:
Common names from other countries
Opkyk- bergbaber
,
胆星平鳍觥
,
Tshithovhe
,
... more
Classification / Names
Common names
|
Synonyms
| Catalog of Fishes(
genus
,
species
) |
ITIS
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CoL
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WoRMS
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Cloffa
Teleostei (teleosts) >
Siluriformes
(Catfishes) >
Amphiliidae
(Loach catfishes) > Amphiliinae
Etymology:
Amphilius:
Greek, amphi = on both sides + Greek, leios = fat
.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical; 20°C - 25°C (Ref.
2059
); 0°S - 30°S
Distribution
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