''Amblyceps'' is a
genus
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of
fish
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in the
family
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Amblycipitidae
The Amblycipitidae are a family of catfishes, commonly known as torrent catfishes. It includes three genus, genera, ''Amblyceps'', ''Liobagrus'', and ''Xiurenbagrus'', and about 36 species.
Taxonomy
The family Amblycipitidae is a monophyly, mono ...
.
[Ferraris, C.J.Jr. (2007)]
Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types.
''Zootaxa, 1418: 1–628.'' The genera ''Amblyceps'' and ''Liobagrus'' are
sister group
In phylogenetics, a sister group or sister taxon, also called an adelphotaxon, comprises the closest relative(s) of another given unit in an evolutionary tree.
Definition
The expression is most easily illustrated by a cladogram:
Taxon A and t ...
pair that is, in turn, sister to ''
Xiurenbagrus
''Xiurenbagrus'' is a genus of torrent catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Amblycipitidae. It includes three species.
Taxonomy
''X. xiurenensis'' was first described in 1981 as ''Liobagrus xiurenensis''. However, it was realized that ...
''.
These
species are easily distinguished by the presence of
pinnate processes along with the median
caudal-fin rays (although these processes may be poorly developed in some species), a prominent cup-like skin flap above the base of the
pectoral spine, and the
adipose fin largely separate from the
caudal fin.
In most species the caudal fin is deeply forked; ''A. apangi'' and ''A. murraystuarti'' differ in having their caudal fin truncate.
''Amblyceps'' species may reach about 100 millimetres (3.94 in)
SL.
[Chen, X. & Lundberg, J.G. (1995): ''Xiurenbagrus'', a New Genus of Amblycipitid Catfishes (Teleostei: Siluriformes), and Phylogenetic Relationships among the Genera of Amblycipitidae. ''Copeia, 1995 (4): 780–800.'']
Distribution and habitat
These species are
distributed throughout
south and southeast Asia. They typically inhabit fast flowing hill streams or fast-flowing stretches of larger rivers.
[Ng, H.H. (2005)]
''Amblyceps carinatum'', a new species of hillstream catfish from Myanmar (Teleostei: Amblycipitidae).
''Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 53 (2): 243–249.'' This genus is mainly distributed in
India and the
Malay Peninsula
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.
[Zhao, Y., Lan, J. & Zhang, C. (2004): A new species of amblycipitid catfish, ''Xiurenbagrus gigas'' (Teleostei: Siluriformes), from Guangxi, China. ''Ichthyological Research, 51 (3): 228–232.''] Three species are known from
Myanmar
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: ''A. caecutiens'', ''A. murraystuarti'' and ''A. carinatum''.
Species
There are currently 21 recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Amblyceps accari
''Amblyceps'' is a genus of fish in the family Amblycipitidae.Ferraris, C.J.Jr. (2007)Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types.''Zootaxa, 1418: 1–628.'' The genera ''Ambly ...
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, A. Ali & Britz, 2016 [Dahanukar, N., Raghavan, R., Ali, A. & Britz, R. (2016): ''Amblyceps accari'', a new species of torrent catfish (Teleostei: Amblycipitidae) from the Western Ghats of India. ''Zootaxa, 4109 (2): 218–226.'']
* ''
Amblyceps apangi
''Amblyceps'' is a genus of fish in the family Amblycipitidae.Ferraris, C.J.Jr. (2007)Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types.''Zootaxa, 1418: 1–628.'' The genera ''Ambly ...
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Nath & S. C. Dey, 1989
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Amblyceps arunachalensis
''Amblyceps'' is a genus of fish in the family Amblycipitidae.Ferraris, C.J.Jr. (2007)Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types.''Zootaxa, 1418: 1–628.'' The genera ''Ambly ...
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Nath & S. C. Dey, 1989
* ''
Amblyceps caecutiens
''Amblyceps'' is a genus of fish in the family Amblycipitidae.Ferraris, C.J.Jr. (2007)Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types.''Zootaxa, 1418: 1–628.'' The genera ''Ambly ...
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Blyth, 1858
* ''
Amblyceps carinatum
''Amblyceps carinatum'' is a species of catfish belonging to the family Amblycipitidae. It is only known from the upper part of the Irrawaddy River basin in Myanmar.
This is a small catfish (up to 36 mm standard length) found in fast flow ...
''
H. H. Ng, 2005
* ''
Amblyceps cerinum
''Amblyceps'' is a genus of fish in the family Amblycipitidae.Ferraris, C.J.Jr. (2007)Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types.''Zootaxa, 1418: 1–628.'' The genera ''Ambly ...
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''Amblyceps cerinum'', a new catfish (Teleostei: Amblycipitidae) from northeastern India.
''Zootaxa, 2672: 50–60.''
* ''
Amblyceps foratum''
H. H. Ng & Kottelat
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* ''
Amblyceps kurzii''
( F. Day, 1872)
* ''
Amblyceps laticeps''
( McClelland, 1842)
* ''
Amblyceps macropterus''
H. H. Ng, 2001
* ''
Amblyceps mangois
''Amblyceps'' is a genus of fish in the family (biology), family Amblycipitidae.Ferraris, C.J.Jr. (2007)Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types.''Zootaxa, 1418: 1–628.'' ...
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( F. Hamilton, 1822) (Indian torrent catfish)
* ''
Amblyceps murraystuarti''
B. L. Chaudhuri, 1919
* ''
Amblyceps platycephalus''
H. H. Ng & Kottelat
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, 2000
* ''
Amblyceps protentum''
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* ''
Amblyceps serratum''
H. H. Ng & Kottelat
Maurice Kottelat (born 16 July 1957 in Delémont, Switzerland[C ...](_blank)
, 2000
* ''
Amblyceps tenuispinis''
Blyth, 1860
* ''
Amblyceps torrentis''
Linthoingambi & Vishwanath, 2008 [Linthoingambi, I. & Vishwanath, W. (2008): Two new catfish species of the genus ''Amblyceps'' from Manipur, India (Teleostei: Amblycipitidae). ''Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 19 (2): 167–174.'']
* ''
Amblyceps tuberculatum''
Linthoingambi & Vishwanath, 2008
* ''
Amblyceps variegatum''
H. H. Ng & Kottelat
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, 2000
* ''
Amblyceps waikhomi''
Darshan, Kachari, Dutta
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, Ganguly & D. N. Das, 2016 [Darshan, A., Kachari, A., Dutta, R., Ganguly, A. & Das, D.N. (2016): ''Amblyceps waikhomi'', a New Species of Catfish (Siluriformes: Amblycipitidae) from the Brahmaputra Drainage of Arunachal Pradesh, India. ''PLoS ONE, 11 (2): e0147283.'']
* ''
Amblyceps yunnanensis''
X. Y. Zhang, Y. Long, H. Xiao & Z. M. Chen, 2016 [Zhang, X., Long, Y., Xiao, H. & Chen, Z. (2016): First record of the catfish genus ''Amblyceps'' Blyth, 1858 from China with the description of a new species (Osteichthyes: Amblycipitidae). ''Folia Zoologica, 65 (2): 81-86.'']
References
Amblycipitidae
Fish of South Asia
Fish of Southeast Asia
Catfish genera
Taxa named by Edward Blyth
Freshwater fish genera
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