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 Family Overview | |
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| Pronounced | Am Blee Sip It Id Day |
| Family Common Name | Loach Catfishes |
| Etymology | Named after the Amblyceps genus, 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. |
| Distribution | Southern Asian, China & Japan |
| Common Names | Loach Catfish, Asian Bullhead |
| Size | Smallest 42mm, largest 165mm, average 92mm, most commonly 85mm. All SL. |
| Species | There are 46 "species" in 4 genera in the database |
| Keepers | 8 species (17%) are being kept by registered keepers |
| Top Five Genera (by keepers) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Amblyceps | 19 species | (16 keepers) |
| 2. | Liobagrus | 21 species | (4 keepers) |
| 3. | Nahangbagrus | 1 species | (0 keepers) |
| 4. | Xiurenbagrus | 5 species | (0 keepers) |
| Distribution of Amblycipitidae | |
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| Most Kept Species | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Amblyceps mangois | (50%) |
| 2. | Liobagrus mediadiposalis | (10%) |
| 3. | Amblyceps laticeps | (10%) |
| 4. | Amblyceps foratum | (10%) |
| 5. | Liobagrus marginatus | (5%) |
| 6. | Liobagrus formosanus | (5%) |
| 7. | Amblyceps cerinum | (5%) |
| 8. | Amblyceps apangi | (5%) |
| Alphabetic Species List (Chronological | Most Kept | Most Bred) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Amblyceps accari | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 2. | Amblyceps apangi | (i:1, k:1, b:0) |
| 3. | Amblyceps arunachalense | (i:3, k:0, b:0) |
| 4. | Amblyceps caecutiens | (i:3, k:0, b:0) |
| 5. | Amblyceps carinatum | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 6. | Amblyceps cerinum | (i:8, k:1, b:0) |
| 7. | Amblyceps foratum | (i:10, k:2, b:0) |
| 8. | Amblyceps hmolaii | (i:2, k:0, b:0) |
| 9. | Amblyceps improcerum | (i:1, k:0, b:0) |
| 10. | Amblyceps kurzii | (i:1, k:0, b:0) |
| 11. | Amblyceps laticeps | (i:6, k:2, b:0) |
| 12. | Amblyceps mangois | (i:13, k:10, b:0) |
| 13. | Amblyceps murraystuarti | (i:4, k:0, b:0) |
| 14. | Amblyceps protentum | (i:3, k:0, b:0) |
| 15. | Amblyceps serratum | (i:2, k:0, b:0) |
| 16. | Amblyceps tenuispinis | (i:2, k:0, b:0) |
| 17. | Amblyceps variegatum | (i:1, k:0, b:0) |
| 18. | Amblyceps waikhomi | (i:1, k:0, b:0) |
| 19. | Amblyceps yunnanense | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 20. | Liobagrus aequilabris | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 21. | Liobagrus andersoni | (i:3, k:0, b:0) |
| 22. | Liobagrus anguillicauda | (i:3, k:0, b:0) |
| 23. | Liobagrus brevispina | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 24. | Liobagrus chengduensis | (i:1, k:0, b:0) |
| 25. | Liobagrus chenghaiensis | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 26. | Liobagrus formosanus | (i:1, k:1, b:0) |
| 27. | Liobagrus geumgangensis | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 28. | Liobagrus huaiheensis | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 29. | Liobagrus hyeongsanensis | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 30. | Liobagrus kingi | (i:1, k:0, b:0) |
| 31. | Liobagrus marginatoides | (i:2, k:0, b:0) |
| 32. | Liobagrus marginatus | (i:8, k:1, b:0) |
| 33. | Liobagrus mediadiposalis | (i:2, k:2, b:0) |
| 34. | Liobagrus nantoensis | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 35. | Liobagrus nigricauda | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 36. | Liobagrus obesus | (i:1, k:0, b:0) |
| 37. | Liobagrus pseudostyani | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 38. | Liobagrus reinii | (i:2, k:0, b:0) |
| 39. | Liobagrus somjinensis | (i:2, k:0, b:0) |
| 40. | Liobagrus styani | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 41. | Nahangbagrus songamensis | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 42. | Xiurenbagrus dorsalis | (i:1, k:0, b:0) |
| 43. | Xiurenbagrus gigas | (i:3, k:0, b:0) |
| 44. | Xiurenbagrus sp. (1) | (i:1, k:0, b:0) |
| 45. | Xiurenbagrus sp. (2) | (i:1, k:0, b:0) |
| 46. | Xiurenbagrus xiurenensis | (i:1, k:0, b:0) |