Amblyceps murraystuarti Chaudhuri, 1919

Description


Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 4; Anal soft rays: 11 - 12; Vertebrae: 45 - 46. Distinguished from other members of the genus by having a truncate caudal fin and a very low adipose fin with an indistinct posterior margin (length of adipose fin base 29.5-38.5% SL; dorsal to adipose distance 25.0-32.8% SL) (Ref. 37785).

Taxonomic Hierarchy


Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Siluriformes

Family: Amblycipitidae

Genus: Amblyceps

Species: Amblyceps murraystuarti Chaudhuri, 1919

Climate Zone


  • Tropical
  • Location


  • Asia: Upper Irrawaddy River drainage in Myanmar.
  • Biology


    Life cycle and mating behavior

    Habitat


    benthopelagic