Mountain barbel

Amphilius atesuensis

Slender barbels reach beyond the rear of its head

Tropical
Upper river
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Africa
Elongated
Small
Tropical fish

Amphilius atesuensis is a species of catfish in the genus Amphilius. Its length reaches 9.3 cm. It lives from the Saint John River in Liberia to the Mono River in Togo.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Catfishes
Family: Amphiliidae
Genus: Amphilius
Maximum length: 9.3 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Africa: St. John River in Liberia to the Mono River in Togo (Ref. 57128 ). Also recorded from the upper Lofa (Guinea), Cross (Nigeria) and Baoulé (upper Niger basin, Mali)(Ref. 57128 ). Report from Sewa River in Guinea (Ref. 3818 , 13331 ) unconfirmed in Ref. 57128 .
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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