Family Amphiliidae - Loach catfishes
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Actinopterygii |
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Genera : 13 | Species : 98 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes |
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Environment |
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Fresh : Yes |
Brackish : No |
Marine : No |
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Primary freshwater |
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none |
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Remark |
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Distribution: Africa. Barbels 3 pairs. Short dorsal and anal fin bases. No spine in dorsal fin; dorsal spine feeble in Trachyglanis. Most species lacking pectoral spine. Occasionally a short spine in adipose fin. No pterygoid and posttemporal. Usually restricted to high altitude streams. Attains 18 cm maximum length; most species below 12 cm. |
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Etymology |
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Greek, amphi = on both sides + Greek, lepis, -idos = scale ( Ref. 45335). |
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Osteichthyes | Actinopterygii | Actinopteri | Neopterygii | Teleostei | Osteoglossocephalai | Clupeocephala | Otomorpha | Ostariophysi | Otophysa | Characiphysae | Siluriformes | Siluroidei | Amphiliidae |
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Rather, it reflects the current content of FishBase, and the progress with respect to synchronization with the Catalog of Fishes. However, we think it can be useful for users to assess the quality of information in FishBase, to start new work on the family, or to cross-check with other lists.
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This list uses some data from Catalog of Fishes (not shown but used to sort names).
In the column CofF, the digit indicates the status of synchronization with CofF: 0: Not checked; 1: Same status; 2: Different status; 3: Other combination; 4: Synonym in CofF; 5: Species/Subspecies issue; 6: Synonym of another species in CofF; 7: Not in CofF; 8: Should not be in CofF. The CofF version currently used is the one published on 23-07-2014 (Ref. 97102).
The list ordered as follows:
Please send comments and corrections if you detect errors or missing names.
Scientifc name | Status | Senior/Junior synonym | Combination | CofF |
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Amphiliinae | ||||
Amphilius platychir (Günther, 1864) | accepted | senior | new | |
Amphilius platychir marmoratus Daget, 1963 | synonym | senior | new | |
Pimelodus platychir Günther, 1864 | synonym | senior | original | 2 |
Amphilius grammatophorus Pellegrin, 1913 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Amphilius grammatophorus inaequalis Pellegrin, 1935 | synonym | junior | original | 1 |
Amphilius grammatophorus brevipinna Pellegrin, 1935 | synonym | junior | original | 1 |
Amphilius grammatophorus marmoratus Daget, 1963 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Amphilius uranoscopus (non Pfeffer, 1889) | misapplied | misapplied | new | |
Amphilius uranoscopus (Pfeffer, 1889) | accepted | senior | new | |
Anoplopterus uranoscopus Pfeffer, 1889 | synonym | senior | original | 2 |
Pimelodus uranoscopus (Pfeffer, 1889) | synonym | senior | new | |
Chimarrhoglanis leroyi Vaillant, 1897 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Amphilius leroyi (Vaillant, 1897) | synonym | junior | new | |
Amphilius hargeri Boulenger, 1907 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Amphilius brevidorsalis Pellegrin, 1919 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Amphilius transvaaliensis van der Horst, 1931 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Amphilius platychir cubangoensis Pellegrin, 1936 | synonym | junior | original | 1 |
Amphilius platychir (non Günther, 1864) | misapplied | misapplied | new | |
Anoplopterus platychir (non Günther, 1864) | misapplied | misapplied | misapplied | |
Amphilius grandis (non Boulenger, 1905) | misapplied | misapplied | original | |
Amphilius krefftii (non Boulenger, 1911) | misapplied | misapplied | original | |
Amphilius oxyrhinus (non Boulenger, 1912) | misapplied | misapplied | original | |
Amphilius longirostris (Boulenger, 1901) | accepted | senior | new | |
Anoplopterus longirostris Boulenger, 1901 | synonym | senior | original | 2 |
Amphilius brevis Boulenger, 1902 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Anoplopterus brevis (Boulenger, 1902) | synonym | senior | new | |
Amphilius atesuensis Boulenger, 1904 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Amphilius pictus Nichols & La Monte, 1933 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Amphilius platychir (non Günther, 1864) | misapplied | misapplied | new | |
Amphilius grandis Boulenger, 1905 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Amphilius oxyrhinus Boulenger, 1912 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Amphilius nigricaudatus Pellegrin, 1909 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Amphilius nigricaudatus var. multipunctata Pellegrin, 1909 | synonym | junior | original | 6 |
Amphilius krefftii Boulenger, 1911 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
! Amphilius kreffti Boulenger, 1911 | synonym | senior | original | |
Amphilius jacksonii Boulenger, 1912 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
! Amphilius jacksoni Boulenger, 1912 | synonym | senior | original | |
Amphilius lampei Pietschmann, 1913 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Amphilius natalensis Boulenger, 1917 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Amphilius longirostris (non Boulenger, 1901) | misapplied | misapplied | new | |
Amphilius lampei (non Pietschmann, 1913) | misapplied | misapplied | original | |
Amphilius maesii Boulenger, 1919 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
! Amphilius maesi Boulenger, 1919 | synonym | senior | original | |
Amphilius opisthophthalmus Boulenger, 1919 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Amphilius lamani Lönnberg & Rendahl, 1920 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Amphilius pulcher Pellegrin, 1929 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Amphilius pulcher ephippiata Pellegrin, 1930 | synonym | junior | original | 1 |
Amphilius kivuensis Pellegrin, 1933 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Amphilius lentiginosus Trewavas, 1936 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Amphilius rheophilus Daget, 1959 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Amphilius laticaudatus Skelton, 1984 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Amphilius cryptobullatus Skelton, 1986 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Amphilius zairensis Skelton, 1986 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Amphilius kakrimensis Teugels, Skelton & Lévêque, 1987 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Amphilius caudosignatus Skelton, 2007 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Amphilius dimonikensis Skelton, 2007 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Amphilius korupi Skelton, 2007 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Amphilius mamonekenensis Skelton, 2007 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Amphilius chalei Seegers, 2008 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Amphilius athiensis Thomson & Page, 2010 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Amphilius crassus Thomson & Hilber, 2015 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Amphilius platychir (non Günther, 1864) | misapplied | misapplied | new | |
Amphilius frieli Thomson & Page, 2015 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Amphilius platychir (non Günther, 1864) | misapplied | misapplied | new | |
Amphilius lujani Thomson & Page, 2015 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Amphilius jacksonii (non Boulenger, 1912) | misapplied | misapplied | original | |
Amphilius pedunculus Thomson & Page, 2015 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Amphilius jacksonii (non Boulenger, 1912) | misapplied | misapplied | original | |
Amphilius ruziziensis Thomson & Page, 2015 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Amphilius platychir (non Günther, 1864) | misapplied | misapplied | new | |
Paramphilius trichomycteroides Pellegrin, 1907 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Paramphilius baudoni (Pellegrin, 1928) | accepted | senior | new | |
Amphilius baudoni Pellegrin, 1928 | synonym | senior | original | 2 |
Amphilius baudoni uniformis Pellegrin, 1930 | synonym | junior | original | 1 |
Paramphilius goodi Harry, 1953 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Paramphilius firestonei Schultz, 1942 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Paramphilius teugelsi Skelton, 1989 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Paramphilius trichomycteroides (non Pellegrin, 1907) | misapplied | misapplied | original | |
Doumeinae | ||||
Doumea typica Sauvage, 1879 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Doumea angolensis Boulenger, 1906 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Doumea chappuisi Pellegrin, 1933 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Doumea thysi Skelton, 1989 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Doumea gracila Skelton, 2007 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Doumea sanaga Skelton, 2007 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Doumea reidi Ferraris, Skelton & Vari, 2010 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Doumea sp. Not applicable | synonym | other | other | |
Doumea stilicauda Ferraris, Skelton & Vari, 2010 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Doumea skeltoni Ferraris & Vari, 2014 | accepted | senior | original | |
Andersonia leptura Boulenger, 1900 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Slatinia mongallensis Werner, 1906 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Andersonia pellegrini Boulenger, 1918 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Andersonia brevior Boulenger, 1918 | ambiguous | other | original | 2 |
Phractura bovei (Perugia, 1892) | accepted | senior | new | |
Peltura bovei Perugia, 1892 | synonym | senior | original | 2 |
Phractura scaphyrhynchura (Vaillant, 1886) | accepted | senior | new | |
Doumea scaphyrhynchura Vaillant, 1886 | synonym | senior | original | 2 |
Peltura scaphyrhynchura (Vaillant, 1886) | synonym | senior | new | |
! Doumea scaphirhynchus Vaillant, 1886 | synonym | senior | original | |
! Phractura scaphirhynchura (Vaillant, 1886) | synonym | senior | new | |
! Phractura scaphyrhychura (Vaillant, 1886) | synonym | senior | new | |
Phractura ansorgii Boulenger, 1902 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
! Phractura ansorgei Boulenger, 1901 | synonym | senior | original | |
Phractura lindica Boulenger, 1902 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Phractura lukugae Boulenger, 1920 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Phractura tenuicauda (Boulenger, 1902) | accepted | senior | new | |
Paraphractura tenuicauda Boulenger, 1902 | synonym | senior | original | 2 |
! Phractura tenuicaudata (Boulenger, 1902) | synonym | senior | new | |
Phractura longicauda Boulenger, 1903 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Phractura brevicauda Boulenger, 1911 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
! Phractura brevicaudata Boulenger, 1911 | synonym | senior | original | |
Phractura intermedia Boulenger, 1911 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Phractura fasciata Boulenger, 1920 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Phractura gladysae Pellegrin, 1931 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Phractura clauseni Daget & Stauch, 1963 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Phractura intermedia (non Boulenger, 1911) | misapplied | misapplied | original | |
Phractura macrura Poll, 1967 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Phractura stiassny Skelton, 2007 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Belonoglanis tenuis Boulenger, 1902 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Belonoglanis nudipectus Lönnberg & Rendahl, 1920 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Belonoglanis curvirostris Pellegrin, 1922 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Belonoglanis brieni Poll, 1959 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Trachyglanis minutus Boulenger, 1902 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Trachyglanis sanghensis Pellegrin, 1925 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Trachyglanis intermedius Pellegrin, 1928 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Trachyglanis ineac (Poll, 1954) | accepted | senior | new | |
Phractura ineac Poll, 1954 | synonym | senior | original | 2 |
Congoglanis inga Ferraris, Vari & Skelton, 2011 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Doumea alula (non Nichols & Griscom, 1917) | misapplied | misapplied | original | |
Congoglanis alula (Nichols & Griscom, 1917) | accepted | senior | new | |
Doumea alula Nichols & Griscom, 1917 | synonym | senior | original | 2 |
Congoglanis sagitta Ferraris, Vari & Skelton, 2011 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Doumea alula (non Nichols & Griscom, 1917) | misapplied | misapplied | original | |
Congoglanis howesi Vari, Ferraris & Skelton, 2012 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Doumea alula (non Nichols & Griscom, 1917) | misapplied | misapplied | original | |
Leptoglanidinae | ||||
Leptoglanis xenognathus Boulenger, 1902 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Leptoglanis bouilloni Poll, 1959 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Zaireichthys zonatus Roberts, 1968 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Zaireichthys rotundiceps (Hilgendorf, 1905) | accepted | senior | new | |
Gephyroglanis rotundiceps Hilgendorf, 1905 | synonym | senior | original | 2 |
Leptoglanis rotundiceps (Hilgendorf, 1905) | synonym | senior | new | |
Zaireichthys brevis (Boulenger, 1915) | accepted | senior | new | |
Leptoglanis brevis Boulenger, 1915 | synonym | senior | original | 2 |
Zaireichthys flavomaculatus (Pellegrin, 1926) | accepted | senior | new | |
Leptoglanis flavomaculatus Pellegrin, 1926 | synonym | senior | original | 2 |
Zaireichthys mandevillei (Poll, 1959) | accepted | senior | new | |
Leptoglanis mandevillei Poll, 1959 | synonym | senior | original | 2 |
Zaireichthys camerunensis (Daget & Stauch, 1963) | accepted | senior | new | |
Leptoglanis camerunensis Daget & Stauch, 1963 | synonym | senior | original | 2 |
Zaireichthys dorae (Poll, 1967) | accepted | senior | new | |
Leptoglanis dorae Poll, 1967 | synonym | senior | original | 2 |
Zaireichthys wamiensis (Seegers, 1989) | accepted | senior | new | |
Leptoglanis wamiensis Seegers, 1989 | synonym | senior | original | 2 |
Zaireichthys heterurus Roberts, 2003 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Zaireichthys compactus Seegers, 2008 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Zaireichthys conspicuus Eccles, Tweddle & Skelton, 2011 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Zaireichthys kafuensis Eccles, Tweddle & Skelton, 2011 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Leptoglanis rotundiceps (non Hilgendorf, 1905) | misapplied | misapplied | new | |
Zaireichthys kavangoensis Eccles, Tweddle & Skelton, 2011 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Zaireichthys kunenensis Eccles, Tweddle & Skelton, 2011 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Zaireichthys sp. Not applicable | synonym | other | other | |
Leptoglanis rotundiceps (non Hilgendorf, 1905) | misapplied | misapplied | new | |
Zaireichthys lacustris Eccles, Tweddle & Skelton, 2011 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Zaireichthys maravensis Eccles, Tweddle & Skelton, 2011 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Zaireichthys monomotapa Eccles, Tweddle & Skelton, 2011 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Zaireichthys pallidus Eccles, Tweddle & Skelton, 2011 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Dolichamphilius brieni (Poll, 1959) | accepted | senior | new | |
Leptoglanis brieni Poll, 1959 | synonym | senior | original | 2 |
Dolichamphilius longiceps Roberts, 2003 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Psammphiletria nasuta Roberts, 2003 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Psammphiletria delicata Roberts, 2003 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Tetracamphilius pectinatus Roberts, 2003 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Tetracamphilius angustifrons (Boulenger, 1902) | accepted | senior | new | |
Anoplopterus angustifrons Boulenger, 1902 | synonym | senior | original | 2 |
Amphilius angustifrons (Boulenger, 1902) | synonym | senior | new | |
Tetracamphilius notatus (Nichols & Griscom, 1917) | accepted | senior | new | |
Amphilius notatus Nichols & Griscom, 1917 | synonym | senior | original | 2 |
Tetracamphilius clandestinus Roberts, 2003 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |