Amblyceps carinatum
| 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 | |
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]
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.[3]
References
- 1 2 Ng, H. (2010). "Amblyceps carinatum". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2010: e.T168273A6472782. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T168273A6472782.en. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Amblyceps carinatum" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
- ↑ Heok Hee Ng. "Amblyceps carinatum, a new species of hillstream catfish from Myanmar (Teleostei: Amblycipitidae" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 2 (53): 243–249. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-08-11.
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