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Amblyceps tenuispinis Blyth, 1860

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Amblyceps arunachalense was described from the Dikrong River in Arunachal Pradesh, northeastern India (Nath and Dey 1989). This species was considered a junior synonym of A. mangois (Hamilton 1822) by Ng (2005) before Vishwanath and Linthoingambi (2007) revalidated the species. Description: Body long, slender gradually getting compressed posteriorly. Head short, almost rounded. Mouth terminal with lower jaw longer than upper. Lips with double folds. Teeth in upper jaw as narrow band with posterior extensions on both sides and separated by a very narrow gap, those in lower jaw in a semicircular band, separated in middle. Prominent fold of skin present posterior to opercular flap. Fleshy rim of posterior naris an incomplete tube with posterior notch while that of the anterior nards a complete tube. Eyes small and subcutaneous. Barbels: Four pairs, compressed throughout their length, nasal when adpressed extends upto dorsal end of head. Maxillary extends upto middle of pectoral fin base. Outer mandibular beyond posterior end of pectoral fin base. Inner mandibular extends upto isthmus. Habitat: This species inhabits fast-flowing streams and rivers with a sandy or rocky bottom. Colouration: Body grey, fins plain. Etymology: The specific name refers to its type locality of Arunachal Pradesh, India. Remarks: Amblyceps arunchalense has most recently been assessed for The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species in 2009. Amblyceps arunchalense is listed as Endangered under criteria B1ab(iii).

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

Amblyceps arunachalensis

Family:

Amblycipitidae

Distribution:

Asia: Brahmaputra River basin, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram, India. Type locality: Arunachal Pradesh, India.

Size:

13.0cm (5¼ins) T.L.

Temp:

18-22°C (63-71°F)

p.H.

6.5-7.5.

Reference:

Chaudhry, S. & Ng, H.H. 2010. Amblyceps arunchalensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010
Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2023.FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, version (06/2023).
Vishwanath, W & and Linthoingambi, I. 2007. Redescription of Catfishes Amblyceps arunachalensis Nath & Day and Amblyceps Apangi Nath & Day (Teleostei: Abblycipitidae). Zoos' Print Journal 22(4): 2662-2664.

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Amblyceps arunachalense

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