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Amphilius uranoscopus (Pfeffer, 1889)

Stargazer mountain catfish
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Kenya country information

Common names: Mountain catfish, Stargazer mountain catfish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from Lake Victoria basin (Ref. 52331). Reports from Ewaso Nyiro River (Ref. 52311) and Tana River (Ref. 52311) refer to Amphilius grandis (Ref. 85045). Reports from Athi River (Ref. 30558, 52331) refer to Amphilius athiensis (Ref. 85045). Reports from Pangani River (Ref. 52331) refer to Amphilius krefftii (Ref. 85045).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ke.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.recoscix.org/openscrn.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Seegers, L., L. De Vos and D.O. Okeyo, 2003
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classificação / Names Nomes comuns | Sinônimos | Catalog of Fishes(Gênero, Espécies) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Amphiliidae (Loach catfishes) > Amphiliinae
Etymology: Amphilius: Greek, amphi = on both sides + Greek, leios = fat.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

; Água doce demersal.   Tropical; 20°C - 25°C (Ref. 2059); 0°S - 30°S

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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).

Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 19.5 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 52331)

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Espinhos dorsais (total) : 0; Raios dorsais (total) : 7; Espinhos anais: 0; Raios anais : 8 - 10.

Biologia     Glossário (p.ex. epibenthic)

Prefers clear, flowing water in rocky habitats (Ref. 52193). It feeds on stream insects and other small organisms off rock surfaces (Ref. 52193). Breeds in summer; juveniles are easily mistaken for tadpoles (Ref. 52193). Preyed upon by trout and probably eels (Ref. 7248, 52193).

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Skelton, P.H., 2001. A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa. Cape Town (South Africa): Struik Publishers, 395 p. (Ref. 52193)

Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435)

  Segura ou pouco preocupante (LC) ; Date assessed: 20 July 2018

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Ameaça para os humanos

  Harmless




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Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00447 (0.00173 - 0.01152), b=3.09 (2.87 - 3.31), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref. 69278):  2.9   ±0.30 se; based on food items.
Resiliência (Ref. 120179):  médio(a), tempo mínimo de duplicação da população 1,4 - 4,4 anos (Assuming Fec < 10,000).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Categoria de preço (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.