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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 150mm, average 91mm, most commonly 85mm. All SL. |
| Species | There are 40 "species" in 8 genera in the database |
| Keepers | 40 species (100%) are being kept by registered keepers |
| Distribution | Southern Asian, China & Japan Login to view the map. |
| Top Five Genera (by keepers) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Liobagrus | 22 species | (18 keepers) |
| 2. | Amblyceps | 20 species | (11 keepers) |
| 3. | Xiurenbagrus | 5 species | (3 keepers) |
| 4. | Nahangbagrus | 1 species | (1 keepers) |
| Most Kept Species | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | (18.97%) | |
| 2. | (5.17%) | |
| 3. | (5.17%) | |
| 4. | (3.45%) | |
| 5. | (3.45%) | |
| 6. | (3.45%) | |
| 7. | (3.45%) | |
| 8. | (1.72%) | |
| 9. | (1.72%) | |
| 10. | (1.72%) | |
| 11. | Nahangbagrus songamensis | (1.72%) |
| 12. | (1.72%) | |
| 13. | (1.72%) | |
| 14. | (1.72%) | |
| 15. | (1.72%) | |
| 16. | Liobagrus nigricauda | (1.72%) |
| 17. | Liobagrus nantoensis | (1.72%) |
| 18. | (1.72%) | |
| 19. | (1.72%) | |
| 20. | (1.72%) | |
| 21. | Liobagrus hyeongsanensis | (1.72%) |
| 22. | Liobagrus huaiheensis | (1.72%) |
| 23. | (1.72%) | |
| 24. | Liobagrus chenghaiensis | (1.72%) |
| 25. | (1.72%) | |
/siluriformes/amblycipitidae/amblyceps/mangois/1.jpg "Amblyceps mangois")
/siluriformes/amblycipitidae/liobagrus/mediadiposalis/1.jpg "Liobagrus mediadiposalis")
/siluriformes/amblycipitidae/amblyceps/laticeps/1.jpg "Amblyceps laticeps")
/siluriformes/amblycipitidae/liobagrus/formosanus/1.jpg "Liobagrus formosanus")
/siluriformes/amblycipitidae/amblyceps/foratum/1.jpg "Amblyceps foratum")
/siluriformes/amblycipitidae/amblyceps/cerinum/1.jpg "Amblyceps cerinum")
/siluriformes/amblycipitidae/amblyceps/apangi/1.jpg "Amblyceps apangi")
/siluriformes/amblycipitidae/xiurenbagrus/xiurenensis/1.jpg "Xiurenbagrus xiurenensis")
/siluriformes/amblycipitidae/xiurenbagrus/sp%282%29/1.jpg "Xiurenbagrus sp. (2)")
/siluriformes/amblycipitidae/xiurenbagrus/dorsalis/1.jpg "Xiurenbagrus dorsalis")
/siluriformes/amblycipitidae/liobagrus/styani/1.jpg "Liobagrus styani")
/siluriformes/amblycipitidae/liobagrus/somjinensis/1.jpg "Liobagrus somjinensis")
/siluriformes/amblycipitidae/liobagrus/reinii/1.jpg "Liobagrus reinii")
/siluriformes/amblycipitidae/liobagrus/obesus/1.jpg "Liobagrus obesus")
/siluriformes/amblycipitidae/liobagrus/marginatus/1.jpg "Liobagrus marginatus")
/siluriformes/amblycipitidae/liobagrus/marginatoides/1.jpg "Liobagrus marginatoides")
/siluriformes/amblycipitidae/liobagrus/kingi/1.jpg "Liobagrus kingi")
/siluriformes/amblycipitidae/liobagrus/geumgangensis/1.jpg "Liobagrus geumgangensis")
/siluriformes/amblycipitidae/liobagrus/chengduensis/1.jpg "Liobagrus chengduensis")
| Most Kept Species List (Alphabetic | Chronological | Most Bred) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | (i:13, k:11, b:0) | |
| 2. | (i:6, k:3, b:0) | |
| 3. | (i:3, k:3, b:0) | |
| 4. | (i:1, k:2, b:0) | |
| 5. | (i:8, k:2, b:0) | |
| 6. | (i:10, k:2, b:0) | |
| 7. | (i:1, k:2, b:0) | |
| 8. | Amblyceps accari | (i:0, k:1, b:0) |
| 9. | (i:3, k:1, b:0) | |
| 10. | (i:2, k:1, b:0) | |
| 11. | (i:2, k:1, b:0) | |
| 12. | (i:1, k:1, b:0) | |
| 13. | (i:1, k:1, b:0) | |
| 14. | (i:4, k:1, b:0) | |
| 15. | (i:3, k:1, b:0) | |
| 16. | (i:2, k:1, b:0) | |
| 17. | (i:1, k:1, b:0) | |
| 18. | Amblyceps yunnanense | (i:0, k:1, b:0) |
| 19. | Liobagrus aequilabris | (i:0, k:1, b:0) |
| 20. | (i:3, k:1, b:0) | |
| 21. | (i:4, k:1, b:0) | |
| 22. | (i:1, k:1, b:0) | |
| 23. | (i:1, k:1, b:0) | |
| 24. | Liobagrus chenghaiensis | (i:0, k:1, b:0) |
| 25. | (i:3, k:1, b:0) | |
| 26. | Liobagrus huaiheensis | (i:0, k:1, b:0) |
| 27. | Liobagrus hyeongsanensis | (i:0, k:1, b:0) |
| 28. | (i:1, k:1, b:0) | |
| 29. | (i:2, k:1, b:0) | |
| 30. | (i:8, k:1, b:0) | |
| 31. | Liobagrus nantoensis | (i:0, k:1, b:0) |
| 32. | Liobagrus nigricauda | (i:0, k:1, b:0) |
| 33. | (i:1, k:1, b:0) | |
| 34. | (i:2, k:1, b:0) | |
| 35. | (i:3, k:1, b:0) | |
| 36. | (i:1, k:1, b:0) | |
| 37. | Nahangbagrus songamensis | (i:0, k:1, b:0) |
| 38. | (i:1, k:1, b:0) | |
| 39. | (i:1, k:1, b:0) | |
| 40. | (i:1, k:1, b:0) | |
/siluriformes/amblycipitidae/amblyceps/caecutiens/1.jpg "Amblyceps caecutiens")
/siluriformes/amblycipitidae/amblyceps/crassioris/1.jpg "Amblyceps crassioris")
/siluriformes/amblycipitidae/amblyceps/hmolaii/1.jpg "Amblyceps hmolaii")
/siluriformes/amblycipitidae/amblyceps/improcerum/1.jpg "Amblyceps improcerum")
/siluriformes/amblycipitidae/amblyceps/kurzii/1.jpg "Amblyceps kurzii")
/siluriformes/amblycipitidae/amblyceps/murraystuarti/1.jpg "Amblyceps murraystuarti")
/siluriformes/amblycipitidae/amblyceps/protentum/1.jpg "Amblyceps protentum")
/siluriformes/amblycipitidae/amblyceps/tenuispinis/1.jpg "Amblyceps tenuispinis")
/siluriformes/amblycipitidae/amblyceps/variegatum/1.jpg "Amblyceps variegatum")
/siluriformes/amblycipitidae/liobagrus/andersoni/1.jpg "Liobagrus andersoni")
/siluriformes/amblycipitidae/liobagrus/anguillicauda/1.jpg "Liobagrus anguillicauda")
/siluriformes/amblycipitidae/liobagrus/brevispina/1.jpg "Liobagrus brevispina")