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| Scientific Name | Amblyceps caecutiens Blyth, 1858 |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Amphoe Khum Yuam, Tambon Muang Bon, Huai Nong Heng, Mae La Ka, 18°37'N, 97°55'E, Mae Son Province, Thailand. |
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| Synonym(s) | Amblyceps mucronatum |
| Pronunciation | AHM bli seps - muk row nah tum |
| Etymology | From the Greek amblys, meaning blunt and kephale, meaning head; in reference to the blunt snout. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 73mm (2.9") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Bago River basin, Salween River drainage, Thailand and Myanmar. Salween, Bago (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. |
| Furniture | Inhabits streams with moderate to swift current, among stones and gravel. |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Ng, H. H. and M. Kottelat, 2000. A review of the genus Amblyceps (Osteichthyes: Amblycipitidae) in Indochina, with descriptions of five new species. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 11(4):335-348. |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2011 Oct 03 10:45 (species record created: 2006 Jul 23 06:24) |
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