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Amblyceps yunnanensis Zhang, Long, Xiao & Chen, 2016

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Amblyceps yunnanensis, a new species, (2016) is described here based on the specimens collected from a tributary of the upper Irrawaddy in the western Yunnan Province, China. Description: It differs from all its congeners by the following combination of morphological features: skin smooth with a complete lateral line; adipose-fin originates at vertical level from anterior one quarter of the length of the anal-fin base, in the form of a low and smooth edge; dorsal-fin with one very weak spine; pectoral-fins without spines; caudal-fin truncated without pinnate-like rays. (Xiaoyan Zhang 2016 et al). Habitat: Inhabits streams with moderate to swift current, among stones and gravel. Etymology: The specific name yunnanensis: –ensis, suffix denoting place: western Yunnan Province, China, type locality.

Common Name:

Yunnan blunt head panjang

Synonyms:

None

Family:

Amblycipitidae

Distribution:

Asia: River Mengnai, Yunnan Province, China.

Size:

7.5cm (3ins)

Temp:

18-22°C (63-71°F)

p.H.

6.5-7.5.

Reference:

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2018. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, ( 10/2018 ).
Xiaoyan Zhang, Yan Long, Heng Xiao and Ziming Chen "First record of the catfish genus Amblyceps Blyth, 1858 from China with the description of a new species (Osteichthyes: Amblycipitidae)," Folia Zoologica 65(2), (1 July 2016).

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Amblyceps yunnanensis

Amblyceps yunnanensis
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