FB-64044 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64044 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Labeo Labeo meroensis Moritz, 2007 2008-06-25 2024-03-22 Skelton, P.H.0 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) Skelton, P.H.0 Amphiliidae. p. 753-789. In M.L.J. Stiassny, G.G. Teugels and C.D. Hopkins (eds.) The fresh and brackish water fishes of Lower Guinea, West-Central Africa. Volume I. Collection Faune et Flore tropicales 42. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, and Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgium. 800 pp. (Ref. 81646) Ferraris, C.J. and R.P. Vari0 New species of Doumea (Siluriformes: Amphiliidae) from coastal river basins of the Republic of the Congo. Copeia 2013(4):577-581. (Ref. 94772) FB-DiagnosticDescr-64052 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tobias Musschoot 2017-10-11 00:00:00 2017-10-11 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64052 Diagnosis: caudal peduncle 2.9-3.2 times in SL, very slender, length 12.4-16.9 times depth (Ref. 81646).Description: body firm, slender, depressed anteriorly, strongly tapered to caudal base; bony ridge behind dorsal fin to adipose fin, thin mid-dorsal, mid-ventral and bi-latero-ventral bony ridges along caudal peduncle; head slender and pointed, 5.4-6.2 times in SL, flat below, smooth and rounded above; snout long, 66% HL; nostrils in mid-snout, slightly nearer to eyes than to anterior tip; mouth small, oval-shaped, subterminal lips above fleshy, papillose, lower lips divided by firm triangular pad; barbels short, thick and papillose, maxillaries longest not reaching below orbits; eyes small, on posterior third of head, widely separated (interorbital width 1.7-2.4 times orbit diameter), orbits bony above; supraoccipital process slender, about half length of snout, nearly reaching nuchal shield; humeral process short, obscured; branchiostegal membrane united, straight or slightly concave edge, covered with radiating unculi; predorsal length 1/3 of SL; caudal peduncle long (length 2.9-3.6 times in SL), slender (length 9.3-16.9 times depth), depressed; fins large, pointed and falcate; origin of dorsal less than head length behind head; dorsal fin pointed, leading ray slender and stiff, hind edge straight to shallow concave in larger adults; pectorals large, falcate, not reaching base of pelvics, leading ray curved, pectinate, padded, outer rays lie horizontal, inner rays inclined dorsally; pelvics falcate, reaching beyond origin of anal fin base, leading ray curved, pectinate and padded; anal fin with straight hind edge, not reaching base of caudal; caudal with compact base, deeply forked with pointed lobes, ventral lobe longer; adipose short, triangular, over posterior anal base; ano-genital openings placed about mid-way between pelvic and anal fin base; males with short conical genital papilla (Ref. 81646).Coloration: countershaded, dark grey to black or brown above, light creamy brown below from snout to anal fin, some sooty pigment to caudal; boundary between dorsal and ventral sections sharply demarcated along body below lateral line, dark patches above pelvic bases, 3-6 light patches or saddles on dorsal surface from behind head to caudal, head above dark grey, black or brown with light brown patches over gill covers and behind eyes; dark pre-orbital stripes sometimes evident; fins with grey-black rays, paired fins grey-black above with light medial section, outer rays of caudal dark grey-black (Ref. 81646). Skelton, P.H. 2007 Amphiliidae. p. 753-789. In M.L.J. Stiassny, G.G. Teugels and C.D. Hopkins (eds.) The fresh and brackish water fishes of Lower Guinea, West-Central Africa. Volume I. Collection Faune et Flore tropicales 42. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, and Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgium. 800 pp. (Ref. 81646) FB-Morphology-64052 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tobias Musschoot 2017-10-11 00:00:00 2017-10-11 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64052 Dorsal spines (total): 0; Analspines: 0 Skelton, P.H. 2007 Amphiliidae. p. 753-789. In M.L.J. Stiassny, G.G. Teugels and C.D. Hopkins (eds.) The fresh and brackish water fishes of Lower Guinea, West-Central Africa. Volume I. Collection Faune et Flore tropicales 42. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, and Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgium. 800 pp. (Ref. 81646) FB-Distribution-64052 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2008-06-27 00:00:00 2017-10-11 21:23:14 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64052 Africa: Nyong to Ntem Rivers in southern Cameroon (Ref. 74418, 81646). 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) FB-Size-64052 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2008-06-27 00:00:00 2024-03-22 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64052 14.1 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 81646)) Skelton, P.H. 2007 Amphiliidae. p. 753-789. In M.L.J. Stiassny, G.G. Teugels and C.D. Hopkins (eds.) The fresh and brackish water fishes of Lower Guinea, West-Central Africa. Volume I. Collection Faune et Flore tropicales 42. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, and Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgium. 800 pp. (Ref. 81646) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-64052 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2008-06-27 00:00:00 2024-03-22 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64052 demersal; freshwater