/amblycipitidae/amblyceps/laticeps/1.jpg "Amblyceps laticeps(1) Male - Click to enlarge")
/amblycipitidae/amblyceps/laticeps/2.jpg "Amblyceps laticeps(2) - Click to enlarge")
/amblycipitidae/amblyceps/laticeps/3.jpg "Amblyceps laticeps(3) Female gravid with eggs - Click to enlarge")
/amblycipitidae/amblyceps/laticeps/4.jpg "Amblyceps laticeps(4) Female gravid with eggs - Click to enlarge")
/amblycipitidae/amblyceps/laticeps/5.jpg "Amblyceps laticeps(5) Collected from Rydak I at Shipra. - Click to enlarge")
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| Scientific Name | Amblyceps laticeps (McClelland, 1842) |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Kasyah Mts., India. |
| Synonym(s) | Olyra laticeps |
| Pronunciation | AHM bli seps - la tee seps |
| Etymology | From the Greek amblys, meaning blunt and kephale, meaning head; in reference to the blunt snout. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 42mm (1.7") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Asia: Bangladesh and India. Indian waters (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Bangladesh Waters (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Readily eats all manner of live and prepared foods. |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | J. Nat. Hist. Calcuttav. 2 (no. 8) - pp588 - Pl. 21 (fig. 2) |
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| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2006 Jul 23 06:19 (species record created: 2004 Nov 26 00:00) |
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