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Description: Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal spines: 0. Diagnosis: caudal fin with 7+8 principal rays; caudal peduncle 1.6-2 times longer than deep; snout longer than post-orbit length; eyes placed distinctly nearer to hind margin of head than to tip of snout. Aquarium Care: The Amphilius genus 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. Provide a small grained gravel or sand substrate, and well planted with a slight current to facilitate their natural habitat. Provide rockwork and caves. Diet: Mosquito larvae, Tubifex, Cyclops, Daphnia, grindal worms, vegetable food, tablet and flake. Etymology: The specific name longirostris: longus, long; rostris, snout, which projects a little beyond lower jaw. Remarks: Specimen listed as holotype of Anoplopterus longirostris is entered in BMNH register with locality only as Efulen, and Boulenger (1911: 260) indicated that the locality stated in original description was near Efulen. The species is widespread or without major threats throughout the Central Africa assessment region and is assessed as Least Concern (IUCN 2009, needs updating).

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Anoplopterus longirostris

Amphiliidae

Western-central Africa: Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea, also tributaries of Ngoko, Congo River system, in Cameroon. Type locality: Hills in the Bulu country, some 75 miles in the interior from Batanga, at an elevation of between 1500–2000 feet, Cameroon.

14.0cm. (5½ins) TL.

18-22°c (63-71°f.)

6.5-7.5.

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