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Amblyceps caecutiens Blyth, 1858

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6 - 7; Anal soft rays: 14 - 15; Vertebrae: 40 - 41. Length of adipose fin base 14.6-15.8% SL (versus 18.5-33.5 in other Indochinese species); body depth at anus 9.8-10.7% SL (versus 11.2-16.9 in other Indochinese species); eyes small, dorsolaterally situated and subcutaneous, diameter 2-3.4% HL (versus 4.3-8.5 in other Indochinese species). Caudal fin lobes somewhat rounded posteriorly, with the upper lobe longer than lower. Mouth and gape terminal with lower jaw slightly longer than upper and weakly projecting forwards; lips fleshy and slightly fimbriated, with well-developed rictal fold below anterior border of eye, consisting of large and membranous upper lobe joined at corner of mouth with lower lobe (Ref. 37785).

Common Names

  • Nuolisukkulamonni , Finnish , Finland
  • 真鈍頭鮠 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 真钝头鮠 , Mandarin Chinese , China

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Siluriformes

    Family: Amblycipitidae

    Genus: Amblyceps

    Species: Amblyceps caecutiens Blyth, 1858

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • Asia: Thailand and Myanmar (Ref. 85525). Occurrence in Laos is expected (Ref. 43281).

    • Biology

    Inhabits streams with moderate to swift current, among stones and gravel (Ref. 37785).

    Habitat

    benthopelagic