| Family: |
Amblycipitidae (Torrent catfishes) |
| Max. size: |
4.53 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Asia: Mekong River drainage in Cambodia and Laos. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 1-1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-7; Anal soft rays: 10-11; Vertebrae: 34-36. Presence of 4-5 serrations along posterior edge of pectoral spine; iii-iv,7-8 anal-fin rays (total 10-11), and a more deeply forked caudal fin with regularly tapering lobes. Differs further from other Indochinese congeners in possessing fewer vertebrae (34-36 vs. 38-41); a deeper body (depth at anus 15.2-16.9% SL vs. 9.8-15.1) and equal upper and lower jaws (vs. longer and weakly-projecting lower jaw) (Ref. 37785). |
| Biology: |
Collected from a side arm of the main river in Xe Bangfai, among a gravel bed in the floodplain, in shallow water (less than 30 cm) and in Xe Pon, among stones and boulders in rapids (Ref. 37785). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 11 February 2011 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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