Amblyceps carinatum

Amblyceps carinatum
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Amblycipitidae
Genus:	Amblyceps
Species:	A. carinatum
Binomial name
Amblyceps carinatum Ng, 2005

Amblyceps carinatum is a species of catfish belonging to the family Amblycipitidae. It is only known from the upper part of the Irrawaddy River basin in Myanmar. ^{[1] [2]}

This is a small catfish (up to 36 mm standard length) found in fast flowing streams. The main characteristic which distinguishes it from its congeners is the shape of the adipose fin: in A. carinatum it takes the form of a long low ridge starting just behind the dorsal fin whilst in all other Amblyceps species it is blade-shaped and starts well behind the dorsal fin. ^[3]

References

1. Ng, H. (2010). "Amblyceps carinatum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010 e.T168273A6472782. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T168273A6472782.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Amblyceps carinatum". FishBase . February 2019 version.
3. Ng, Heok Hee (2005). "Amblyceps carinatum, a new species of hillstream catfish from Myanmar (Teleostei: Amblycipitidae" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 53 (2): 243–249. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 August 2007.