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Amphiliidae (Loach catfishes) > Amphiliinae
Etymology: Paramphilius: Greek, para = near + Greek, amphi = in both sides (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Alfred Baudon (1875–1932) was a French colonial administrator whose career was spent in French Equatorial Africa, starting as Harbour Master in Dakar (1899) and culminating with being the French Equatorial Africa’s Technical Delegate at the [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Pellegrin.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / profondeur / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce démersal. Tropical
Africa: rivers Lokoundjé, Ogooué and Kouilou in respectively Cameroon, Gabon and the Republic of Congo (Ref. 74418). Also in the Komo River basin in Gabon (Ref. 81646) and the Sangha system (middle Congo River basin) (Ref. 74418, 81646).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.5 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 74418)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 0; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 7; Épines anales: 0; Rayons mous anaux: 8 - 11. Diagnosis: pigment pattern with striking dark marbel-patches; adipose fin short and notched (Ref. 74418).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Skelton, P.H., 2007. New species of the amphiliid catfish genera Amphilius, Doumea and Phractura and the taxonomy of Paramphilius from West Central Africa (Siluformes, Amphiliidae). Zootaxa 1578:41-68. (Ref. 74418)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
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Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00490 (0.00203 - 0.01181), b=3.15 (2.94 - 3.36), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 3.0 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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