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Amphilius platychir in Guinea
Mountain barbel

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Amphilius platychir   (Günther, 1864)
Family:	Amphiliidae (Loach catfishes) , subfamily: Amphiliinae			picture (Ampla_u0.gif) by FAO
Order:	Siluriformes  (catfish)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Mountain barbel
Max. size:	16.7 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 4967)
Environment:	demersal
Climate:	tropical
Global Importance:	fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: potential
Resilience:	Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming Fec < 10,000)
Distribution:	Africa: Sierra Leone, Guinea and Côte d'Ivoire. Reports from Ghana and Tanzania need confirmation. Known from the Senegal, Niger, Gambia, Corubal, Konkouré and Little Scarcies Rivers (Ref. 7353). Reported from Luongo River, Congo system, Zambia (Ref. 27609).
Diagnosis:	With short barbels.
Biology:	Of interest to aquarists (Ref. 4967)
Threatened:	, (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Skelton, P.H. and G.G. Teugels. 1986. (Ref. 3818)
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Guinea country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:  Paugy, D., K. Traoré and P.S. Diouf, 1994
Salinity:	freshwater
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Known from the Konkouré River (Ref. 13331).
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/gv.html
National  Fisheries  Authority:	www.fis-net.com/guinea
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Skelton, P.H. and G.G. Teugels, 1986
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	Modified:  Torres, Armi G.	Entered:  Luna, Susan M.

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