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.[1][2]

Amblyceps carinatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Amblycipitidae
Genus: Amblyceps
Species:
A. carinatum
Binomial name
Amblyceps carinatum
Ng, 2005

This is a small catfish (up to 36 mm standard length) found in fast flowing streams. The main characteristic which distinguishes it from its congeners is the shape of the adipose fin: in A. carinatum it takes the form of a long low ridge starting just behind the dorsal fin whilst in all other Amblyceps species it is blade-shaped and starts well behind the dorsal fin.[3]

References

  1. Ng, H. (2010). "Amblyceps carinatum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T168273A6472782. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T168273A6472782.en. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Amblyceps carinatum" in FishBase. February 2019 version.
  3. Ng, Heok Hee (2005). "Amblyceps carinatum, a new species of hillstream catfish from Myanmar (Teleostei: Amblycipitidae" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 53 (2): 243–249. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2007-08-11.


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