This
is a small family of only three genera, Amblyceps,
Liobagrus and Xiurenbagrus which
are very rarely imported for the
aquarium trade. These three genera are found
in Southern Asia, China, Taiwan and Japan. Resembles
the loaches in their body shape and also possess
4 pairs of barbels with the nasal barbels being
very prominent.
Not very easy to keep as they do prefer fast
flowing water, so would need this criteria
in the aquarium to survive. Commonly known as
"Hillstream Catfishes"
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