PlanetCatfish.com - Amblyceps cerinum (Amblycipitidae) Cat-eLog

Habitat
Close-up of head
Collected from Rydak I at Shipra.

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Amblyceps cerinum** Ng & Wright, 2010
Common Name
Type Locality	Raidak I River at Shipra, just outside Buxa Tiger Reserve, ca. 8 kilometers toward Barobisha on Siliguri-Guwahati road, 26°31'12"N, 89°43'25"E, West Bengal, India.
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 or 3.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	The catfish genus Amblyceps is characteristic in having the epiphyseal commissure of the supraorbital sensory canals immediately anterior to, and not passing through the epiphyseal bar; the anterior cranial fontanelle narrowing abruptly along its posterior end offering epiphyseal commisure bony support from frontal; the fifth ceratobranchial expanding medially at its posterior tip; pinnatelike rays along anterior margin of the procurrent and medial caudal-fin rays; a transverse crest along entire posterior margin of roof of supraoccipital and pterotic; the lateroposterior process of horizontal lamina of urohyal short or vestigial,shorter than the horizontal lamina; the upper hypurals fused with compound centrum; the anterior nostril situated immediately anterior to the base of the nasal barbel; and both lips with double folds. It is also characteristic in having a prominent cup-like skin flap above the base of the pectoral spine.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Brahmaputra River drainage, northern West Bengal, India. Indian waters, North Eastern India Waters, Padma, Jamuna, Brahmaputra (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map.
IUCN Red List Category	Not Evaluated
Other Parameters	Collected in only a few inches of water.
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Readily eats all manner of live and prepared foods. User data.
Furniture	In nature, found in gently flowing shallow waters among rounded stones and gravel. Sparse but present plants.
Suggested Tankmates	Other associated fish collected belongs to genus Devario,Danio, Opsarius, Garra, Rasbora, Aborichthys, Schistura, Olyra and Batasio.
Breeding	Unreported in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Zootaxa No. 2672, pp 51, Figs. 1-2.
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Last Update	2019 Oct 13 03:45 (species record created: 2004 Nov 26 00:00)