Amphilius Atesuensis
📖 Overview
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🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 7 - 9. Diagnosis: head short; eyes in dorsal position, at about midpoint of head length; barbels long and slender, extending beyond hind margin of head; branchiostegal membrane deeply notched; predorsal distance (=distance from head to dorsal fin) over 20% of standard length; dorsal-fin base above, or slightly ahead of pelvic-fin insertions; fins rounded, their principal simple ray shorter than the adjacent branched rays; a long urogenital papilla in males, its length over 5% of standard length; caudal peduncle short and deep; caudal fin slightly forked . : elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
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🦐 Diet
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🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; demersal; pH range: 6.5 - 7.7; dH range: 10 - 20. Tropical; 18°C - 22°C ; 13°N - 4°N recorded from the upper Lofa (Guinea), Cross (Nigeria) and Baoulé (upper Niger basin, Mali)(Ref.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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