Natal mountain catfish

Amphilius natalensis

Aquatic invertebrates in escarpment rapids

Natal mountain catfish is known around Africa as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and records give a maximum length of 12.5 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Catfishes
Family: Amphiliidae
Genus: Amphilius
Maximum length: 12.5 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: 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 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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