Cat-eLog Right Families Right Amblycipitidae

Artistic impression of typical member of the Amblycipitidae
 
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Pronounced Am Blee Sip It Id Day
Family Common Name Loach Catfish
Etymology Named after the genus <em>Amblyceps</em>, which refers to its blunt head
Features Long cigar or loach like body with four barbels array in a similar fashion to the loaches. Thick and long nasal barbels reminiscent of North American Catfishes. A very rare import.
Common Names Loach Catfish, Asian Bullhead
Size Smallest 42mm, largest 165mm, average 92mm, most commonly 85mm. All SL.
Species There are 48 "species" in 4 genera in the database
Keepers 40 species (83%) are being kept by registered keepers
Distribution Southern Asian, China & Japan

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Down Top Five Genera (by keepers)
1.Amblyceps20 species(31 keepers)
2.Liobagrus22 species(23 keepers)
3.Xiurenbagrus5 species(3 keepers)
4.Nahangbagrus1 species(1 keepers)
Down Most Kept Species
1.
Amblyceps mangoisAmblyceps mangois
(18.97%)
2.
Liobagrus mediadiposalisLiobagrus mediadiposalis
(5.17%)
3.
Amblyceps laticepsAmblyceps laticeps
(5.17%)
4.
Liobagrus formosanusLiobagrus formosanus
(3.45%)
5.
Amblyceps foratumAmblyceps foratum
(3.45%)
6.
Amblyceps cerinumAmblyceps cerinum
(3.45%)
7.
Amblyceps apangiAmblyceps apangi
(3.45%)
8.
Xiurenbagrus xiurenensisXiurenbagrus xiurenensis
(1.72%)
9.
Xiurenbagrus sp. (2)Xiurenbagrus sp. (2)
(1.72%)
10.
Xiurenbagrus dorsalisXiurenbagrus dorsalis
(1.72%)
11.Nahangbagrus songamensis(1.72%)
12.
Liobagrus styaniLiobagrus styani
(1.72%)
13.
Liobagrus somjinensisLiobagrus somjinensis
(1.72%)
14.
Liobagrus reiniiLiobagrus reinii
(1.72%)
15.
Liobagrus obesusLiobagrus obesus
(1.72%)
16.Liobagrus nigricauda(1.72%)
17.Liobagrus nantoensis(1.72%)
18.
Liobagrus marginatusLiobagrus marginatus
(1.72%)
19.
Liobagrus marginatoidesLiobagrus marginatoides
(1.72%)
20.
Liobagrus kingiLiobagrus kingi
(1.72%)
21.Liobagrus hyeongsanensis(1.72%)
22.Liobagrus huaiheensis(1.72%)
23.
Liobagrus geumgangensisLiobagrus geumgangensis
(1.72%)
24.Liobagrus chenghaiensis(1.72%)
25.
Liobagrus chengduensisLiobagrus chengduensis
(1.72%)
Down Alphabetic Species List
(Chronological | Most Kept | Most Bred)
1.Amblyceps accari(i:0, k:1, b:0)
2.
Amblyceps apangiAmblyceps apangi
(i:1, k:2, b:0)
3.
Amblyceps arunachalenseAmblyceps arunachalense
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
4.
Amblyceps caecutiensAmblyceps caecutiens
(i:3, k:1, b:0)
5.Amblyceps carinatum(i:0, k:0, b:0)
6.
Amblyceps cerinumAmblyceps cerinum
(i:8, k:2, b:0)
7.
Amblyceps crassiorisAmblyceps crassioris
(i:2, k:1, b:0)
8.
Amblyceps foratumAmblyceps foratum
(i:10, k:2, b:0)
9.
Amblyceps hmolaiiAmblyceps hmolaii
(i:2, k:1, b:0)
10.
Amblyceps improcerumAmblyceps improcerum
(i:1, k:1, b:0)
11.
Amblyceps kurziiAmblyceps kurzii
(i:1, k:1, b:0)
12.
Amblyceps laticepsAmblyceps laticeps
(i:6, k:3, b:0)
13.
Amblyceps mangoisAmblyceps mangois
(i:13, k:11, b:0)
14.
Amblyceps murraystuartiAmblyceps murraystuarti
(i:4, k:1, b:0)
15.
Amblyceps protentumAmblyceps protentum
(i:3, k:1, b:0)
16.
Amblyceps serratumAmblyceps serratum
(i:2, k:0, b:0)
17.
Amblyceps tenuispinisAmblyceps tenuispinis
(i:2, k:1, b:0)
18.
Amblyceps variegatumAmblyceps variegatum
(i:1, k:1, b:0)
19.
Amblyceps waikhomiAmblyceps waikhomi
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
20.Amblyceps yunnanense(i:0, k:1, b:0)
21.Liobagrus aequilabris(i:0, k:1, b:0)
22.
Liobagrus andersoniLiobagrus andersoni
(i:3, k:1, b:0)
23.
Liobagrus anguillicaudaLiobagrus anguillicauda
(i:4, k:1, b:0)
24.
Liobagrus brevispinaLiobagrus brevispina
(i:1, k:1, b:0)
25.
Liobagrus chengduensisLiobagrus chengduensis
(i:1, k:1, b:0)
26.Liobagrus chenghaiensis(i:0, k:1, b:0)
27.
Liobagrus chenhaojuniLiobagrus chenhaojuni
(i:7, k:0, b:0)
28.
Liobagrus formosanusLiobagrus formosanus
(i:1, k:2, b:0)
29.
Liobagrus geumgangensisLiobagrus geumgangensis
(i:3, k:1, b:0)
30.Liobagrus huaiheensis(i:0, k:1, b:0)
31.Liobagrus hyeongsanensis(i:0, k:1, b:0)
32.
Liobagrus kingiLiobagrus kingi
(i:1, k:1, b:0)
33.
Liobagrus marginatoidesLiobagrus marginatoides
(i:2, k:1, b:0)
34.
Liobagrus marginatusLiobagrus marginatus
(i:8, k:1, b:0)
35.
Liobagrus mediadiposalisLiobagrus mediadiposalis
(i:3, k:3, b:0)
36.Liobagrus nantoensis(i:0, k:1, b:0)
37.Liobagrus nigricauda(i:0, k:1, b:0)
38.
Liobagrus obesusLiobagrus obesus
(i:1, k:1, b:0)
39.Liobagrus pseudostyani(i:0, k:0, b:0)
40.
Liobagrus reiniiLiobagrus reinii
(i:2, k:1, b:0)
41.
Liobagrus somjinensisLiobagrus somjinensis
(i:3, k:1, b:0)
42.
Liobagrus styaniLiobagrus styani
(i:1, k:1, b:0)
43.Nahangbagrus songamensis(i:0, k:1, b:0)
44.
Xiurenbagrus dorsalisXiurenbagrus dorsalis
(i:1, k:1, b:0)
45.
Xiurenbagrus gigasXiurenbagrus gigas
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
46.
Xiurenbagrus sp. (1)Xiurenbagrus sp. (1)
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
47.
Xiurenbagrus sp. (2)Xiurenbagrus sp. (2)
(i:1, k:1, b:0)
48.
Xiurenbagrus xiurenensisXiurenbagrus xiurenensis
(i:1, k:1, b:0)