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Amblycipitidae (Torrent catfishes)
Etymology: Amblyceps: Greek, amblys = soft, darkness + Latin, ceps = head (Ref. 45335); torrentis: Name from Latin 'torrens' meaning torrent, referring to its habitat; noun in apposition..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; acqua dolce benthopelagico. Tropical
Asia: India.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.6 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 78721)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Spine dorsali (totale) : 1; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 5; Raggi anali molli: 9 - 13. This species is distinct from its congeners in having the following set of characters: lips with a single fold, no pinnate-like rays in caudal fin; supraoccipital spine short and not pointed; mesethmoid cornua forming V-shaped median cleft; jaws equal in length; dorsal spine smooth, vertebrae 26+21 (Ref. 78721).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Riproduzione | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larve
Linthoingambi, I. and W. Vishwanath, 2008. Two new catfish species of the genus Ampblyceps from Manipur, India (Teleostei: Amblycipitidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 19(2):167-174. (Ref. 78721)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00661 (0.00311 - 0.01404), b=3.01 (2.82 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).