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Amphiliidae (Loach catfishes) > Amphiliinae
Etymology: Paramphilius: Greek, para = near + Greek, amphi = in both sides (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: This species was named to recognise the Smithsonian-Firestone Expedition to Liberia (1940) during which the holotype was collected. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Schultz.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
पारिस्थितिकी
; स्वच्छ जल, अलवण जल ड़िमरसल. Tropical; 9°N - 4°N
Africa: rivers Du and St. Paul, near the coastline in Liberia (Ref. 57128).
आकार / वज़न / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.9 cm SL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 57128)
पृष्ठीय रीढ़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 0; पृष्ठीय सौफट रेज़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 7; गुदा कांटा: 0; ऐनल सौफट रेज़: 10 - 12. Diagnosis: body elongate, very slender and cylindrical, its depth comprised over 8 times in standard length; head short and deep, its length over 5 times in standard length; dorsal-fin origin usually above or slightly behind pelvic-fin insertions; caudal peduncle length over twice its depth; anal fin with 7 or more branched rays; caudal fin with 6 + 7 principal rays (Ref. 57128).
Life cycle and mating behavior
परिपक्व अवधि | पुनरुत्पत्ति | मछलीऔ का अंडे देना | अंडे | Fecundity | लार्वा
Skelton, P.H., L.M. Risch and D. Paugy, 2003. Amphiliidae. p. 117-143 In C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and G.G. Teugels (eds.) Faune des poissons d'eaux douce et saumâtres de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, Tome 2. Coll. Faune et Flore tropicales 40. Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgique, Museum National d'Histoire Naturalle, Paris, France and Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France. 815 p. (Ref. 57128)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.0 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
लौटाव (Ref.
120179): ऊंचा, न्यूनतम जनसंख्या दुगनी समय अवलागत 15 महीने। (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).