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Amblycipitidae (Torrent catfishes)
Etymology: Amblyceps: Greek, amblys = soft, darkness + Latin, ceps = head (Ref. 45335); yunnanense: Named from Yunnan Province and the latin suffix 'ensis' [to be corrected in 'ense'], meaning from a place..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; acqua dolce demersale. Subtropical
Asia: River Mengnai, Yunnan Province, China.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.6 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 118060)
Short description
Morfologia | Morfometria
Spine dorsali (totale): 1; Raggi dorsali molli (totale): 4; Raggi anali molli: 10
Inhabits fast-flowing hill streams which twists its way through dense forest and with river bed composed of large boulders, cobbles, gravel, and sand. Hides under boulders in groups in shallow rapids of hill streams (Ref, 118060).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Zhang, X., Y. Long, H. Xiao and Z. Chen, 2016. First record of the catfish genus Amblyceps Blyth, 1858 from China with the description of a new species (Osteichthyes: Amblycipitidae). Folia Zool. 65(2):81-86. (Ref. 118060)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00661 (0.00311 - 0.01404), b=3.01 (2.82 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).