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Amblycipitidae (Torrent catfishes)
Etymology: Amblyceps: Greek, amblys = soft, darkness + Latin, ceps = head (Ref. 45335); variegatum: The specific name is an adjective, derived from the mottled coloration of the species (variegatus, different colours).
More on authors: Ng & Kottelat.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
; eau douce benthopélagique. Tropical
Asia: Mae Khlong River drainage in Thailand.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.3 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 37785)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 1; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 6; Rayons mous anaux: 13 - 14; Vertèbres: 39 - 41. Body with mottled pattern of small irregular dark brownish-grey patches. Posterior edge of adipose fin pointed; length of adipose-fin base 19.9-22.8% SL; dorsal to adipose distance 23.8-26.7% SL. Body depth at anus 12.6-14.1% SL; eye small, dorsolaterally situated and subcutaneous, diameter 5.3-6.9% HL; 39-41 vertebrae, forked caudal fin (Ref. 37785).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: circular.
Collected from streams with moderate to swift water, usually shallow (about 20-40 cm deep), over a large gravel to stone substrate (Ref. 37785).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Ng, H.H. and M. Kottelat, 2000. A review of the genus Amblyceps (Osteichthyes: Amblycipitidae) in Indochina, with descriptions of five new species. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 11(4):335-348. (Ref. 37785)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: sans intérêt
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00661 (0.00317 - 0.01379), b=3.00 (2.82 - 3.18), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Niveau trophique (Réf. 69278) |
3.1 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈 |