Amblyceps carinatum

Amblyceps carinatum
Conservation status

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Superfamily: Sisoroidea
Family: Amblycipitidae
Genus: Amblyceps
Species: A. carinatum
Binomial name
Amblyceps carinatum
Ng, 2005

Amblyceps carinatum is a species of catfish belonging to the family Amblycipitidae. It is only known from the upper part of the Irrawaddy River basin in Myanmar.[1][2]

This is a small catfish (up to 36 mm standard length) found in fast flowing streams. The main characteristic which distinguishes it from its congeners is the shape of the adipose fin: in A. carinatum it takes the form of a long low ridge starting just behind the dorsal fin whilst in all other Amblyceps species it is blade-shaped and starts well behind the dorsal.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Ng, H. (2010). "Amblyceps carinatum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Amblyceps carinatum" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
  3. Heok Hee Ng. "Amblyceps carinatum, a new species of hillstream catfish from Myanmar (Teleostei: Amblycipitidae". Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 2 (53): 243–249.