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Common member of the family Amblycipitidae
 
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Pronounced Am Blee Sip It Id Day
Family Common Name Loach Catfish
Etymology Named after the genus <em>Amblyceps</em>, which refers to its blunt head
Features Long cigar or loach like body with four barbels array in a similar fashion to the loaches. Thick and long nasal barbels reminiscent of North American Catfishes. A very rare import.
Distribution Southern Asian, China & Japan
Common Names Loach Catfish, Asian Bullhead
Size Smallest 42mm, largest 165mm, average 92mm, most commonly 85mm. All SL.
Species There are 47 "species" in 4 genera in the database
Keepers 0 species (0.0%) are being kept by registered keepers
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1.Amblyceps 20 species(0 keepers)
2.Liobagrus 21 species(0 keepers)
3.Nahangbagrus 1 species(0 keepers)
4.Xiurenbagrus 5 species(0 keepers)
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(Chronological | Most Kept | Most Bred)
1.Amblyceps accari(i:0, k:0, b:0)
2.
Amblyceps apangiAmblyceps apangi
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
3.
Amblyceps arunachalenseAmblyceps arunachalense
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
4.
Amblyceps caecutiensAmblyceps caecutiens
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
5.Amblyceps carinatum(i:0, k:0, b:0)
6.
Amblyceps cerinumAmblyceps cerinum
(i:8, k:0, b:0)
7.
Amblyceps crassiorisAmblyceps crassioris
(i:2, k:0, b:0)
8.
Amblyceps foratumAmblyceps foratum
(i:10, k:0, b:0)
9.
Amblyceps hmolaiiAmblyceps hmolaii
(i:2, k:0, b:0)
10.
Amblyceps improcerumAmblyceps improcerum
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
11.
Amblyceps kurziiAmblyceps kurzii
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
12.
Amblyceps laticepsAmblyceps laticeps
(i:6, k:0, b:0)
13.
Amblyceps mangoisAmblyceps mangois
(i:13, k:0, b:0)
14.
Amblyceps murraystuartiAmblyceps murraystuarti
(i:4, k:0, b:0)
15.
Amblyceps protentumAmblyceps protentum
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
16.
Amblyceps serratumAmblyceps serratum
(i:2, k:0, b:0)
17.
Amblyceps tenuispinisAmblyceps tenuispinis
(i:2, k:0, b:0)
18.
Amblyceps variegatumAmblyceps variegatum
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
19.
Amblyceps waikhomiAmblyceps waikhomi
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
20.Amblyceps yunnanense(i:0, k:0, b:0)
21.Liobagrus aequilabris(i:0, k:0, b:0)
22.
Liobagrus andersoniLiobagrus andersoni
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
23.
Liobagrus anguillicaudaLiobagrus anguillicauda
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
24.Liobagrus brevispina(i:0, k:0, b:0)
25.
Liobagrus chengduensisLiobagrus chengduensis
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
26.Liobagrus chenghaiensis(i:0, k:0, b:0)
27.
Liobagrus formosanusLiobagrus formosanus
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
28.
Liobagrus geumgangensisLiobagrus geumgangensis
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
29.Liobagrus huaiheensis(i:0, k:0, b:0)
30.Liobagrus hyeongsanensis(i:0, k:0, b:0)
31.
Liobagrus kingiLiobagrus kingi
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
32.
Liobagrus marginatoidesLiobagrus marginatoides
(i:2, k:0, b:0)
33.
Liobagrus marginatusLiobagrus marginatus
(i:8, k:0, b:0)
34.
Liobagrus mediadiposalisLiobagrus mediadiposalis
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
35.Liobagrus nantoensis(i:0, k:0, b:0)
36.Liobagrus nigricauda(i:0, k:0, b:0)
37.
Liobagrus obesusLiobagrus obesus
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
38.Liobagrus pseudostyani(i:0, k:0, b:0)
39.
Liobagrus reiniiLiobagrus reinii
(i:2, k:0, b:0)
40.
Liobagrus somjinensisLiobagrus somjinensis
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
41.Liobagrus styani(i:0, k:0, b:0)
42.Nahangbagrus songamensis(i:0, k:0, b:0)
43.
Xiurenbagrus dorsalisXiurenbagrus dorsalis
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
44.
Xiurenbagrus gigasXiurenbagrus gigas
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
45.
Xiurenbagrus sp. (1)Xiurenbagrus sp. (1)
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
46.
Xiurenbagrus sp. (2)Xiurenbagrus sp. (2)
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
47.
Xiurenbagrus xiurenensisXiurenbagrus xiurenensis
(i:1, k:0, b:0)