- Dolichamphilius
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Dolichamphilius Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Siluriformes Family: Amphiliidae Subfamily: Leptoglanidinae Genus: Dolichamphilius
Roberts, 2003Type species Leptoglanis brieni
Poll, 1959Species Dolichamphilius is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Amphiliidae. It includes two species.[1]
D. brieni occurs in Stanley Pool of the Congo River. D. longiceps originates from near Chutes Wagenia on the Lualaba River, near Kisangani.[1] D. brieni grows to 5.4 centimetres (2.1 in) TL.[2] D. longiceps 4.2 cm (1.7 in) SL.[3]
References
- ^ a b Ferraris, Carl J., Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa 1418: 1–628. http://silurus.acnatsci.org/ACSI/library/biblios/2007_Ferraris_Catfish_Checklist.pdf.
- ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2007). "Dolichamphilius brieni" in FishBase. Aug 2007 version.
- ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2007). "Dolichamphilius longiceps" in FishBase. Aug 2007 version.
Categories:- Amphiliidae
- Fish of Africa
- Fauna of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Siluriformes stubs
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