Amphiliidae

Doumea thysi

Doumea thysi

Fish Reaching Six Point Six Centimeters in the Niger Basin

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• Africa
• Elongated
• Small
• Tropical fish

Doumea thysi is a species of loach catfish found in Nigeria where it is found in the Cross River and Cameroon where it is found in that country's section of the Cross River and Ndian Department. It reaches a length of 6.5 cm. the fish is named in honor of ichthyologist Dirk Thys van den Audenaerde (b.