Amphilius platychir (Günther, 1864)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The mountain barbel (Amphilius platychir) is a species of fish in the genus Amphilius. Its length reaches 9.2 cm.
It has two subspecies: Amphilius platychir platychir, which is found in the upper tributaries of the Senegal, Niger, Gambia, Corubal, Konkouré and Little Scarcies rivers in West Africa, and Amphilius platychir marmoratus, which is found in the Lofa, Saint Paul, and Cavalla rivers in southeastern Guinea.
Wikipedia contributors, Mountain barbel; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:59:45.718329+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Amphilius platychir (Günther, 1864)
- Name authority
- (Günther, 1864)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Amphiliidae
- Genus
- Amphilius
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderSiluriformes
- familyAmphiliidae Regan, 1911
- subfamilyAmphiliinae Regan, 1911
- genusAmphilius Günther, 1864
- speciesAmphilius platychir (Günther, 1864)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Amphilius. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Amphilius lentiginosus Trewavas, 1936 | AmphiliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Amphilius longirostris (Boulenger, 1901) | AmphiliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Amphilius pedunculus Thomson & Page, 2015 | AmphiliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Amphilius pulcher Pellegrin, 1929 | AmphiliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Amphilius natalensis Boulenger, 1917 | AmphiliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Amphilius maesii Boulenger, 1919 | AmphiliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Amphilius opisthophthalmus Boulenger, 1919 | AmphiliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Amphilius uranoscopus (Pfeffer, 1889) | AmphiliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Amphilius rheophilus Daget, 1959 | AmphiliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Amphilius atesuensis Boulenger, 1904 | AmphiliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Amphilius crassus Thomson & Hilber, 2015 | AmphiliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Amphilius cryptobullatus Skelton, 1986 | AmphiliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Pimelodus platychir Günther, 1864 Günther, 1864 | synonym |
| Amphilius grammatophorus brevipinna Pellegrin, 1935 Pellegrin, 1935 | synonym |
| Amphilius platychir marmoratus Daget, 1963 Daget, 1963 | synonym |
| Amphilius grammatophorus inaequalis Pellegrin, 1935 Pellegrin, 1935 | synonym |
| Amphilius grammatophorus Pellegrin, 1913 Pellegrin, 1913 | synonym |
| Amphilius grammatophorus marmoratus Daget, 1963 Daget, 1963 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1026881 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:66G4F. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.