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Amphilius uranoscopus (Pfeffer, 1889)

Stargazer mountain catfish
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Eswatini (Swaziland) country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: scarce (very unlikely) | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Previously reported from the upper part of the Usutu system (Ref. 13406). Presently collected from Malolotja river within the reserve and Mnkondo river near Nhlangano (Pers. comm. Klaasen 1997).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/wz.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Skelton, P.H., 1993
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | 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 Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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