Overview
Family : Bagrid catfishes ; Occurs in fast-flowing water over rocks with water ferns. Possibly an occasional subsistence catch (Ref. 7248).
Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in Afrikaans:
Buzi-baber
Common Names in English:
Buzi Grunter, Hilda´s Grunter, Hilda's grunter
Description
Habitat
Biome: Freshwater [1].
Ecology:
Rocky areas in the lower Buzi system
, associated with aquatic
ferns.
[1].
List of Habitats
:
- 5 Wetlands (inland)
- 5.1 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls ) [more info]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Class:
Osteichthyes
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
()
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
()
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
()
- Order:
Siluriformes
()
- Family:
Bagridae
()
- Genus:
Amarginops
()
- Nichols & Griscom, 1917
- Specific name:
hildae
- Scientific name: - Amarginops hildae (Bell-Cross, 1973)
- Specific name:
hildae
- Genus:
Amarginops
(
- Family:
Bagridae
(
- Order:
Siluriformes
(
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
(
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
(
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
(
- Class:
Osteichthyes
(
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Amaralia hypsiurus (Kner • Amarginops hildae • Amarginops hildae (Bell Cross 1973) • Bunocephalus hypsiurus Kner • Chrysichthys Hildae • Chrysichthys hildae Bell-Cross, 1973
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Data last modified by FishBase 09-Jun-1994
Similar Species
Members of the genus Amarginops
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 2 species and subspecies in this genus:
A. hildae (Buzi Grunter) · A. ornatus (Mottled Catfish)
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Further Reading
- IUCN. 2007. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Available at: www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 12th September 2007).
- Skelton, P.H. (1993). A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa. Southern Book Publishers (Pty) Ltd., 388 p.
- Skelton, P.H. 2001. A Complete Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Southern Africa. Struik Publishers, Cape Town, South Africa.
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.
- Engelbrecht, J. & Bills, R. 2007. Amarginops hildae. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 30January2012.
- FishBase
- FishBase 2006.
- Froese, R., and D. Pauly. FishBase 2004. International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 13, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
- Kullander, Sven O. (from FishBase).
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 01, 2008:
- FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 119604
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-28441
- Fishbase Species ID: 12285
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 680880
- IUCN ID: 190246
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 101678
Footnotes
- Engelbrecht, J. & Bills, R. 2007. Amarginops hildae. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 30 January 2012. [back]
