Amphilius kivuensis

Amphilius kivuensis

Small round black spots scatter across its yellow brown back

Amphilius kivuensis is a freshwater fish from Africa. It inhabits freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 10.6 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Catfishes
Family: Amphiliidae
Genus: Amphilius
Maximum length: 10.6 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Africa: affluents of the Lualaba (upper Congo River basin), Rusizi and Lake Tanganyika in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi (Ref. 87863 ), Rwanda (Ref. 87863 ) and Tanzania (Ref. 4967 ). Also reported from the upper Kagera drainage in Rwanda (Ref. 87863 ). Reports from the Lufira drainage (upper Congo basin) (Ref. 2970 ) not confirmed. Reports possibly from Lake Kivu (Ref. 59189 , 83444 ) questionable and unconfirmed in Ref. 3818 or 107916.

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