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Amphilius natalensis Boulenger, 1917 |
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- Amphilius natalensis :
Boulenger, 1917 a : 432Description of a new silurid fish from Natal.
| Van Der Horst, 1931 : 246Some South African siluroid fishes.
| Fowler, 1934 a : 418Fishes obtained by Mr. H. W. Bell-Marley chiefly in Natal and Zululand in 1929 to 1932.
| Fowler, 1934 b : 408, fig. 3Natal fishes obtained by Mr. H. W. Bell-Marley.
| Barnard, 1942 : 257Note on Amphilius natalensis Blgr. (Siluroidea, Amphiliidae).
| Barnard, 1947 : 61, pl. 7, fig. 17, 17 aA pictorial guide to South African Fishes, marine and freshwater.
| Harry, 1953 : 191A contribution to the classification of the african catfishes of the family Amphiliidae, with description of collections from Cameroon.
| Crass, 1960 b : 444Notes on the freshwater fishes of Natal with descriptions of four new species.
| Jubb, 1963 c : 9, 29A revised list of the freshwater fishes of southern Africa.
| Crass, 1964 : 84Freshwater fishes of Natal.
| Crass, 1966 a : 33, fig. 6Features of freshwater fish distribution in Natal and discussion of controlling factors.
| Jubb, 1967 a : 147, fig. 168Freshwater fishes of southern Africa.
| Le Roux & Steyn, 1968 : 77, figFishes of the Transvaal.
| Bourquin et al., 1971 : 11The vertebrates of the Huluhluwe Game Reserve. Corridor (State Land). Umfolozi Game Reserve Complex.
| Bell-Cross, 1973 b : 4Fishes.
| Bell-Cross & Jubb, 1973 : 1, fig. 1, 6, 8The Amphiliidae of Southern Africa and record of Amphilius lampei Pietschmann, 1913, from the Inyanga Mountains, Rhodesia.
| Gaigher & Pott, 1974 : 31A check-list of indigenous fish in the east-flowing rivers of the Transvaal.
| Bell-Cross, 1976 a : 168, figThe fishes of Rhodesia.
| Bell-Cross, 1976 b : 4Checklist of Rhodesian fishes including the first internationally accepted common names.
| Clay, 1976 : 551An investigation into the distribution of fish in Swaziland.
| Bowmaker et al., 1978 : 1222Freshwater fishes.
| Gaigher, 1979 : 10A synthesis on feeding biology of indigenous South African freshwater fishes.
| Kleynhans, 1979 b : 9Die ekologie van skaars en moontlik bedreigde vissoorte van die Transvaal.
| Kleynhans, 1982 : 88Die Ecologie van skaars en monntlik bedreigde vissoorte van Transvaal. Finale verslag.
| Kleynhans, 1984 : 104Die Verspreiding en status van sekere seldsame vissoorte van die Transvaal en die ekologie van sommige species.
| Skelton, 1984 : 50, fig. 14 BA systematic revision of species of the catfish genus Amphilius (Siluroidei, Amphillidae) from east and southern Africa.
| Skelton & Teugels, 1986 : 5733. Amphiliidae.
| Bell-Cross & Minshull, 1988 : 194-195The fishes of Zimbabwe.
| Burgess, 1989 : 113An atlas of freshwater and marine catfishes. A preliminary survey of the Siluriformes.
| Skelton, 1993 b : 222A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa.
| Skelton, 1994 : 129Diversity and distribution of freshwater fishes in East and Southern Africa.
| Marriott et al., 1997 : 461-469Reproductive and feeding biology of the Natal mountain catfish, Amphilius natalensis (Siluriformes:Amphiliidae).
| Walsh et al., 2000 : 173Redescription of Amphilius jacksonii (Siluriformes: Amphiliidae) with habitat and life-history notes.
| Skelton, 2001 : 222A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa.
| Diogo, 2003 : 428Anatomy, Phylogeny and Taxonomy of Amphiliidae.
| Ferraris, 2007 : 22Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types.
| Seegers, 2008 a : 135, fig.The catfishes of Africa: A handbook for identification and maintenance.
| Thomson & Page, 2010 : 46, 49Taxonomic revision of the Amphilius uranoscopus group (Teleostei: Siluriformes) in Kenya, with the description of a new species from the Athi River.
| Marshall, 2011 : 150, fig.The fishes of Zimbabwe and their biology..
- Amphilius longirostris (non Boulenger, 1901) :
Gilchrist & Thompson, 1917 b : 558, fig. 166 (misidentification)The freshwater fishes of South Africa. Part VI (continued)..
- Amphilius lampei (non Pietschmann, 1913) :
Bell-Cross, 1973 b : 4 (misidentification)Fishes.
| Bell-Cross & Jubb, 1973 : 4, fig. 3-7 (misidentification)The Amphiliidae of Southern Africa and record of Amphilius lampei Pietschmann, 1913, from the Inyanga Mountains, Rhodesia.
| Roberts, 1975 : 293 (misidentification)Geographical distribution of African freshwater fishes.
| Bell-Cross, 1976 a The fishes of Rhodesia.
| Bell-Cross, 1976 b : 4 (misidentification)Checklist of Rhodesian fishes including the first internationally accepted common names.
| Bowmaker et al., 1978 : 1222 (misidentification)Freshwater fishes.
| Roberts, 1982 a : 69, fig. 7 (misidentification)Unculi-horny projections arising from single cells, an adaptive feature of the epidermis of ostariophysan fishes.
| Skelton, 1984 : 48 (misidentification)A systematic revision of species of the catfish genus Amphilius (Siluroidei, Amphillidae) from east and southern Africa..
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Colour pattern :
Marshall, 2011
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Seegers, 2008
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Common names :
Natalse bergbaber (Afrikaans), Natal mountain catfish (English)
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Current distribution known :
Ruo River, Zambezi system in Malawi south to Umkomaas River in Natal, South Africa. Also known from the eastern highlands of Zimbabwe (lower Zambezi)
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Food habits :
opportunistic predators, feeding on a wide variety of aquatic and terrestrial prey items. In both large and small size classes, aquatic insects are the dominant dietary items
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Habitat / home range :
inhabits fast flowing mountain streams among rocky substrates and stones
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Habitat_references :
Marshall, 2011
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Morphology / anatomy :
Marshall, 2011
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Seegers, 2008
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Reproduction :
breeds throughout spring and summer. Iteroparous, with asynchronous ovarian development
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Reproduction_references :
Marriott et al., 1997
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Marshall, 2011
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Size :
125 mm SL
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Types :
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Amphilius natalensis Boulenger, 1917 a: 432. Type locality: "Krantz Kloof, Natal" Holotype BMNH n° 1917.8.21: 1.
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