Amphilius natalensis, Natal mountain catfish : aquarium

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Amphilius natalensis Boulenger, 1917

Natal mountain catfish
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Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Amphiliidae (Loach catfishes) > Amphiliinae
Etymology: Amphilius: Greek, amphi = on both sides + Greek, leios = fat.
More on author: Boulenger.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

; sötvatten bottenlevande. Tropical; 15°S - 29°S

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Point map | Utplanteringar | Faunafri

Africa: Escarpment streams from lower Zambezi River in the eastern highlands of Zimbabwe to Umkomaas system in KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg, South Africa (Ref. 52193); also in Ruo River of Zambezi system in Malawi (Ref. 3818, 52193).

Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm 6.2  range ? - 7 cm
Max length : 12.5 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 52193)

Short description Morfologi | Morfometri

Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt): 0; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt): 7; Taggstrålar i analfenan 0; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 8 - 9.

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Lives among cobbles and rocks in swiftly flowing water (Ref. 52193). Active at night, feeding on benthic stream invertebrates such as mayfly and midge larvae (Ref. 52193). Breeds in summer (Ref. 52193). Iteroparous, with asynchronous ovarian development (Ref. 51405). Preyed upon by trout and is now scarce in certain streams (Ref. 7248, 52193).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

Iteroparous, with asynchronous ovarian development (Ref. 51405).

Main reference Upload your references | referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Skelton, P.H., 2001. A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa. Cape Town (South Africa): Struik Publishers, 395 p. (Ref. 52193)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 13 March 2018

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00447 (0.00173 - 0.01152), b=3.09 (2.87 - 3.31), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278):  3.2   ±0.40 se; based on food items.
Resiliens (Ref. 120179):  Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (Fec=600).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).