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Family Overview |
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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