Stargazer mountain catfish

Amphilius uranoscopus

It lays eggs under stones and young resemble tadpoles

Stargazer mountain catfish is a freshwater fish from Africa. It inhabits freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 19.5 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Catfishes
Family: Amphiliidae
Genus: Amphilius
Maximum length: 19.5 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Africa: widespread in Central and East Africa (Ref. 7248 , 52193 , 94654 ), including Okavango and Zambezi systems, south to the Mkuze system in South Africa (Ref. 7248 , 52193 ). Also in the upper Congo drainage and west to Angola (Ref. 87869 ). Possibly absent from the upper Little Ruaha and Malawi drainage in Tanzania, and from the northern Malagarasi where this species may be replaced by A. kivuensis (Ref. 78218 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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