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Hippocampus Bildarchiv (4) Karsten Mody (2)

This species and probably most of this genera can be easily misidentified and the thumbnail images may be this species or a closely related species such as A. platychir or A. uranoscopus. They are all more or less the same when keeping them in our aquaria. Water would need to be kept on the cool side for this genera as they inhabit flowing waters in their natural habitat. Not imported very often but would make good aquarium additions if kept in optimum conditions. Aquarium Care: Can be kept in aquaria with a small grained gravel or sand substrate, and well planted with a slight current to facilitate their natural habitat. Provide rockwork and caves. This genera prefer cooler temperatures in the aquarium. Diet: Mosquito larvae, Tubifex, Cyclops, Daphnia, grindal worms, vegetable food, tablet and flake. Etymology: The specific name atesuensis: –ensis, suffix denoting place: Atesu River, Ghana, type locality (also occurs in Sierra Leone, Liberia and the Ivory Coast). Remarks: The last two thumbnail images were photographed by the image contributor in the Côte d'Ivoire Tai National Park in the south west of Côte d'Ivoire close to the border with Liberia.

Tadpole Catfish

Amphilius platychir, Amphilius pictus.

Amphiliidae

Africa: Gbin River, Guinea, and Pra River, from Sierra Leone to Ghana. Type locality: Atesu River, Gold Coast.

6.0cm. (2½ins)

18-22°c (63-71°f.)

6.5-7.5.

Baensch, H.A. and R. Riehl 1991 Aquarien atlas. Bd. 3. Melle: Mergus, Verlag für Natur- und Heimtierkunde, Germany. 1104 p.
Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database © Christopher Scharpf.