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 133mm, average 96mm, most commonly 125mm. All SL.
Species There are 8 "species" in 4 genera in the database
Keepers 8 species (100%) are being kept by registered keepers
Distribution Southern Asian, China & Japan

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Down Top Five Genera (by keepers)
1.Liobagrus22 species(2 keepers)
2.Amblyceps20 species(1 keepers)
Down Most Kept Species
1.
Amblyceps mangoisAmblyceps mangois
(47.62%)
2.
Liobagrus mediadiposalisLiobagrus mediadiposalis
(9.52%)
3.
Amblyceps laticepsAmblyceps laticeps
(9.52%)
4.
Amblyceps foratumAmblyceps foratum
(9.52%)
5.
Amblyceps cerinumAmblyceps cerinum
(9.52%)
6.
Liobagrus marginatusLiobagrus marginatus
(4.76%)
7.
Liobagrus formosanusLiobagrus formosanus
(4.76%)
8.
Amblyceps apangiAmblyceps apangi
(4.76%)
Down Most Kept Species List
(Alphabetic | Chronological | Most Bred)
1.
Amblyceps mangoisAmblyceps mangois
(i:13, k:10, b:0)
2.
Amblyceps cerinumAmblyceps cerinum
(i:8, k:2, b:0)
3.
Amblyceps foratumAmblyceps foratum
(i:10, k:2, b:0)
4.
Amblyceps laticepsAmblyceps laticeps
(i:6, k:2, b:0)
5.
Liobagrus mediadiposalisLiobagrus mediadiposalis
(i:3, k:2, b:0)
6.
Amblyceps apangiAmblyceps apangi
(i:1, k:1, b:0)
7.
Liobagrus formosanusLiobagrus formosanus
(i:1, k:1, b:0)
8.
Liobagrus marginatusLiobagrus marginatus
(i:8, k:1, b:0)