New 🐟 Mercury Safety Guide & Omega-3 Rankings Updated for 2026. View Omega-3 Rankings →

🌿 Sustainable Seafood ⚡ Omega-3 Rankings 🔬 Mercury Safety 🏆 World Records 🎣 Fishing Licenses
API Docs
Get API Key →
Family Order: Siluriformes 🍽️ 1 Edible

Amphiliidae

Species
102
Genera
13
Max Length
22 cm
Max Weight
-
Avg Trophic
3.03
Threatened
2

🌐 Geographic Distribution

South Africa
1 spp.

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

Shallowest
10 m
Deepest
30 m

🌍 Habitat Distribution

💧 Freshwater
102

🛡️ Conservation Status Distribution

LC
VU
DD
Least Concern 40
Vulnerable 7
Endangered 5
Data Deficient 26

🐟 Species in Amphiliidae

102 total
Phractura Scaphyrhynchura
Phractura scaphyrhynchura
LC 💧 Freshwater
Phractura Stiassny
Phractura stiassny
DD 💧 Freshwater
Phractura Tenuicauda
Phractura tenuicauda
LC 💧 Freshwater
Psammphiletria Delicata
Psammphiletria delicata
DD 💧 Freshwater
Psammphiletria Nasuta
Psammphiletria nasuta
DD 💧 Freshwater
Slender mountain catfish
Amphilius marshalli
💧 Freshwater
Spotted sand catlet
Zaireichthys rotundiceps
DD 💧 Freshwater
Stargazer mountain catfish
Amphilius uranoscopus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Tetracamphilius Angustifrons
Tetracamphilius angustifrons
DD 💧 Freshwater
Tetracamphilius Clandestinus
Tetracamphilius clandestinus
DD 💧 Freshwater
Tetracamphilius Notatus
Tetracamphilius notatus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Tetracamphilius Pectinatus
Tetracamphilius pectinatus
DD 💧 Freshwater
Trachyglanis Ineac
Trachyglanis ineac
LC 💧 Freshwater
Trachyglanis Intermedius
Trachyglanis intermedius
DD 💧 Freshwater
Trachyglanis Minutus
Trachyglanis minutus
DD 💧 Freshwater
Trachyglanis Sanghensis
Trachyglanis sanghensis
DD 💧 Freshwater
uMkhomazi mountain catfish
Amphilius zuluorum
💧 Freshwater
Zaireichthys Brevis
Zaireichthys brevis
LC 💧 Freshwater
Zaireichthys Camerunensis
Zaireichthys camerunensis
LC 💧 Freshwater
Zaireichthys Compactus
Zaireichthys compactus
DD 💧 Freshwater
Zaireichthys Flavomaculatus
Zaireichthys flavomaculatus
DD 💧 Freshwater
Zaireichthys Heterurus
Zaireichthys heterurus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Zaireichthys Kafuensis
Zaireichthys kafuensis
💧 Freshwater
Zaireichthys Kavangoensis
Zaireichthys kavangoensis
💧 Freshwater