Cat-eLog Right Families RightAmblycipitidae

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 100mm. All SL.
Species There are 46 "species" in 21 genera in the database
Keepers 8 species (17%) are being kept by registered keepers
Distribution Southern Asian, China & Japan

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Down Top Five Genera (by keepers)
1.Amblyceps20 species(0 keepers)
2.Liobagrus22 species(0 keepers)
3.Xiurenbagrus5 species(0 keepers)
4.Nahangbagrus1 species(0 keepers)
Down Most Kept Species
1.
Amblyceps mangoisAmblyceps mangois
(47.62%)
2.
Amblyceps cerinumAmblyceps cerinum
(9.52%)
3.
Amblyceps foratumAmblyceps foratum
(9.52%)
4.
Liobagrus mediadiposalisLiobagrus mediadiposalis
(9.52%)
5.
Amblyceps laticepsAmblyceps laticeps
(9.52%)
6.
Amblyceps apangiAmblyceps apangi
(4.76%)
7.
Liobagrus formosanusLiobagrus formosanus
(4.76%)
8.
Liobagrus marginatusLiobagrus marginatus
(4.76%)
Down Chronological Species List
(Alphabetic | Most Kept | Most Bred)
1.
Amblyceps mangoisAmblyceps mangois
(i:13, k:10, b:0)
2.
Amblyceps laticepsAmblyceps laticeps
(i:6, k:2, b:0)
3.
Amblyceps caecutiensAmblyceps caecutiens
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
4.
Amblyceps tenuispinisAmblyceps tenuispinis
(i:2, k:0, b:0)
5.
Amblyceps kurziiAmblyceps kurzii
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
6.
Liobagrus reiniiLiobagrus reinii
(i:2, k:0, b:0)
7.
Liobagrus marginatusLiobagrus marginatus
(i:8, k:1, b:0)
8.Liobagrus nigricauda(i:0, k:0, b:0)
9.
Liobagrus andersoniLiobagrus andersoni
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
10.
Liobagrus formosanusLiobagrus formosanus
(i:1, k:1, b:0)
11.
Liobagrus styaniLiobagrus styani
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
12.
Amblyceps murraystuartiAmblyceps murraystuarti
(i:4, k:0, b:0)
13.Liobagrus nantoensis(i:0, k:0, b:0)
14.
Liobagrus anguillicaudaLiobagrus anguillicauda
(i:4, k:0, b:0)
15.
Liobagrus marginatoidesLiobagrus marginatoides
(i:2, k:0, b:0)
16.
Liobagrus kingiLiobagrus kingi
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
17.
Liobagrus mediadiposalisLiobagrus mediadiposalis
(i:3, k:2, b:0)
18.
Xiurenbagrus xiurenensisXiurenbagrus xiurenensis
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
19.
Liobagrus obesusLiobagrus obesus
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
20.
Amblyceps apangiAmblyceps apangi
(i:1, k:1, b:0)
21.
Amblyceps arunachalenseAmblyceps arunachalense
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
22.
Amblyceps foratumAmblyceps foratum
(i:10, k:2, b:0)
23.
Amblyceps serratumAmblyceps serratum
(i:2, k:0, b:0)
24.
Amblyceps variegatumAmblyceps variegatum
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
25.
Xiurenbagrus gigasXiurenbagrus gigas
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
26.Amblyceps carinatum(i:0, k:0, b:0)
27.Nahangbagrus songamensis(i:0, k:0, b:0)
28.Liobagrus aequilabris(i:0, k:0, b:0)
29.
Amblyceps protentumAmblyceps protentum
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
30.
Amblyceps cerinumAmblyceps cerinum
(i:8, k:2, b:0)
31.
Liobagrus somjinensisLiobagrus somjinensis
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
32.Liobagrus chenghaiensis(i:0, k:0, b:0)
33.
Xiurenbagrus dorsalisXiurenbagrus dorsalis
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
34.Liobagrus hyeongsanensis(i:0, k:0, b:0)
35.Amblyceps accari(i:0, k:0, b:0)
36.
Amblyceps waikhomiAmblyceps waikhomi
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
37.Amblyceps yunnanense(i:0, k:0, b:0)
38.
Amblyceps improcerumAmblyceps improcerum
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
39.Liobagrus huaiheensis(i:0, k:0, b:0)
40.Liobagrus pseudostyani(i:0, k:0, b:0)
41.
Amblyceps hmolaiiAmblyceps hmolaii
(i:2, k:0, b:0)
42.
Liobagrus brevispinaLiobagrus brevispina
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
43.
Liobagrus chengduensisLiobagrus chengduensis
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
44.
Liobagrus geumgangensisLiobagrus geumgangensis
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
45.
Amblyceps crassiorisAmblyceps crassioris
(i:2, k:0, b:0)
46.
Liobagrus chenhaojuniLiobagrus chenhaojuni
(i:7, k:0, b:0)