Amblyceps
Genus of fishes
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Amblyceps is a genus of fish in the family Amblycipitidae.[1] The genera Amblyceps and Liobagrus are sister group pair that is, in turn, sister to Xiurenbagrus.[2] 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.[3] In most species the caudal fin is deeply forked; A. apangi and A. murraystuarti differ in having their caudal fin truncate.[3] Amblyceps species may reach about 100 millimetres (3.9 in) SL.[2]
| Amblyceps | |
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| Amblyceps mangois | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Amblycipitidae |
| Genus: | Amblyceps Blyth, 1858 |
| Type species | |
| Amblyceps caecutiens Blyth, 1858 | |
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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.[3] This genus is mainly distributed in India and the Malay Peninsula.[4] Three species are known from Myanmar: A. caecutiens, A. murraystuarti and A. carinatum.[3]
Species
These are the currently recognized species in this genus:[5]
- Amblyceps accari Dahanukar, Raghavan, A. Ali & Britz, 2016 [6]
- Amblyceps apangi Nath & S. C. Dey, 1989
- Amblyceps arunachalensis Nath & S. C. Dey, 1989
- Amblyceps caecutiens Blyth, 1858
- Amblyceps carinatum H. H. Ng, 2005 [3]
- Amblyceps cerinum H. H. Ng & J. J. Wright, 2010 [7]
- Amblyceps crassioris Vijayakrishnan & Praveenraj, 2024
- Amblyceps foratum H. H. Ng & Kottelat, 2000
- Amblyceps hmolaii Singh, Lalronunga & Ramliana, 2022
- Amblyceps improcerum Ng & Kottelat, 2018
- Amblyceps kurzii (F. Day, 1872)
- Amblyceps laticeps (McClelland, 1842)
- Amblyceps macropterus H. H. Ng, 2001
- Amblyceps mangois (F. Hamilton, 1822) (Indian torrent catfish)
- Amblyceps murraystuarti B. L. Chaudhuri, 1919
- Amblyceps platycephalus H. H. Ng & Kottelat, 2000
- Amblyceps protentum H. H. Ng & J. J. Wright, 2009
- Amblyceps serratum H. H. Ng & Kottelat, 2000
- Amblyceps tenuispinis Blyth, 1860
- Amblyceps torrentis Linthoingambi & Vishwanath, 2008 [8]
- Amblyceps tuberculatum Linthoingambi & Vishwanath, 2008 [8]
- Amblyceps variegatum H. H. Ng & Kottelat, 2000
- Amblyceps vayavy Vijayakrishnan, B., Thackeray, T. & Shirke, A., 2026[9]
