/amblycipitidae/amblyceps/cerinum/1.jpg "Amblyceps cerinum(1) - Click to enlarge")
/amblycipitidae/amblyceps/cerinum/2.jpg "Amblyceps cerinum(2) Habitat - Click to enlarge")
/amblycipitidae/amblyceps/cerinum/3.jpg "Amblyceps cerinum(3) Close-up of head - Click to enlarge")
/amblycipitidae/amblyceps/cerinum/4.jpg "Amblyceps cerinum(4) - Click to enlarge")
/amblycipitidae/amblyceps/cerinum/5.jpg "Amblyceps cerinum(5) Collected from Rydak I at Shipra. - Click to enlarge")
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| Scientific Name | Amblyceps cerinum Ng & Wright, 2010 |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Raidak River at Shipra, just outside Buxa Tiger Reserve, ca. 8 km toward Barobisha on Siliguri-Guwahati road, 26°31'12''N, 89°43'25''E, West Bengal, India. |
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| Pronunciation | AHM bli seps |
| Etymology | From the Greek amblys, meaning blunt and kephale, meaning head; in reference to the blunt snout. The specific epithet derives from the Latin adjective cerinus, meaning wax-colored. This name is used in allusion to the yellowish coloration in life of this species. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 97mm (3.8") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Brahmaputra River drainage, northern West Bengal, India. Indian waters, Padma, Jamuna, Brahmaputra (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Other Parameters | Collected in only a few inches of water. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Readily eats all manner of live and prepared foods. |
| Furniture | In nature, found in gently flowing shallow waters among rounded stones and gravel. Sparse but present plants. |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Zootaxa No. 2672 |
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| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2011 Aug 09 07:42 (species record created: 2004 Nov 26 00:00) |
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