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Dolichamphilius longiceps Roberts, 2003 |
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photo by
RMCA / Mark Hanssens |
| Family: | Amphiliidae (Loach catfishes), subfamily: Leptoglaninae | |||
| Max. size: | 4.22 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Africa: Wagenia rapids on Lualaba River near Kisangani (upper Congo River basin), Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 78218, 106245). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 1-1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 5-5; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 7-7; Vertebrae: 40-40. Number of caudal fin rays: 10/6+7/12 (Ref. 51287). Caudal peduncle elongate, with only 12 vertebrae (Ref. 51287). Number of ribs: 6: first pair of ribs on vertebra 5 and smaller than ribs on vertebra 6 (Ref. 51287). Body with four or five elongate oval spots centered on midline; spot nearest middle of body considerably enlarged on both sides of the body (Ref. 51287). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 16 February 2009 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||