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Amphilius platychir (Günther, 1864)
 Image contributors to this species:
 Aqualog Verlag (2)
 ScotCat Sources:
 Etymology = Genus
 Other Sources:
 Fishbase  Google  ACSI
 
 Common Name:  Mountain barbel
 Synonyms:  Pimelodus platychir, Amphilius uranoscopus, Amphilius grammatophorus, Amphilius  grammatophorus  brevipinna,  Amphilius  grammatophorus inaequalis, Amphilius grammatophorus marmoratus  
 Family:  Amphiliidaeblycipitidae
 Distribution:  Afria: Cote d'Ivoire, Gambia, Guinea, GuineaBissau, Liberia, Malawi, Sierra Leone, Zambia  
 Size:  16.5cm. (6½ins)
 Temp:  23-26°c (73-79°f.)
 p.H.  6.5-7.2.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Family:  Amphiliidae

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