| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | ACTINOPTERYGII | SILURIFORMES | AMPHILIIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Amphilius platychir | |||
| Species Authority: | Günther, 1864 | |||
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| Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern ver 3.1 | |||
| Year Assessed: | 2010 | |||
| Assessor/s: | Entsua-Mensah, M. | |||
| Reviewer/s: | Lalèyè, P. & Smith, K. | |||
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Justification: This species is widespread in the region with no known major threats. It is classified as Least Concern |
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| Range Description: | This fish occurs in Sierra Leone, Guinea and Côte d'Ivoire. Reports from Ghana and Tanzania need confirmation. It is also known from the Senegal, Niger, Gambia, Corubal, Konkouré and Little Scarcies Rivers. |
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Native:
Côte d'Ivoire; Gambia; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Liberia; Sierra Leone
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| Range Map: |
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| Population: | No information available. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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| Habitat and Ecology: | This species is common in fast flowing, rocky stretches of streams, in water of low conductivity. It is a carnivore, that lays eggs under stones. |
| Systems: | Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): | None known. |
| Conservation Actions: | No information available. |
| Citation: | Entsua-Mensah, M. 2010. Amphilius platychir. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 08 February 2012. |
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