Amblyceps
apangi Nath & Dey, 1989 |
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| Image
contributors to this species: |
| Beta
Mahatvaraj (2)
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| Relevant
Information: |
This species
is similar to A.murraystuarti which is known from the upper
Irrawaddy River drainage. Both species differ from all other congeners
in having a truncate caudal opposed to (deeply forked or emarginate)
more vertabrae (45-48 vs 34-41). Differs from A.mangois
in having a complete
lateral line, longer maxillary barbels longer than head, and upper
lip longer than the lower. The specimens shown were collected by
the image contributor at Rydak I & 2 near Shipra, Jalpaiguri
District, West Bengal. |
| Common
Name: |
None |
| Synonyms: |
None
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| Family: |
Amblycipitidaemblycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
India:
Rivers draining Arunachal Pradesh. Type locality:
Dikrong, Arunachal Pradesh, India. |
| Size:
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11.0cm
(4¼ins) |
| Temp: |
18-22°C
(63-71°F) |
| p.H. |
6.5-7.5. |
| Reference: |
Ferraris, C.J.
Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes:
Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa
1418:1-628.
Ng, H.H. 2005 Amblyceps carinatum, a new species
of hillstream catfish from Myanmar (Teleostei: Amblycipitidae).
Raffles Bull. Zool. 53(2):243-249.
Jayaram. K.C. 2006, Catfishes of India. Narendera
Publishing House. 383p. |
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