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Amblyceps mangois in Bangladesh
Indian torrent catfish

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Amblyceps mangois   (Hamilton, 1822)
Family:	Amblycipitidae (Torrent catfishes)			picture (Amman_u5.jpg) by Greco, F.M.
Order:	Siluriformes  (catfish)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Indian torrent catfish
Max. size:	12.5 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 4833)
Environment:	benthopelagic
Climate:	tropical
Global Importance:	fisheries: of no interest
Resilience:
Distribution:	Asia: Pakistan to Thailand.
Diagnosis:	Differs from A. mucronatum, A. murraystuarti, A. platycephalus, A. foratum and A. variegatum in having a relatively short body with 34-36 (versus 38-40) vertebrae, and a caudal fin with upper and lower lobes fo distinctly different shapes (versus truncate caudal fin in A. murraystuarti and with both lobes similar in shape in other Indochinese species). Pectoral spine smooth (Ref. 37785).
Biology:	Occurs in pebbly beds in swift currents at the base of hills (Ref. 4833). Found among rocks and boulders on the bottom of fast flowing upland streams. Diet consists of aquatic insects. Not seen in markets (Ref. 12693)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran. 1991. (Ref. 4833)
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Bangladesh country information
Common names:	Catfish, Torrent catfish		Ref:  Ahmed, M., 1991
Status:	native		Ref:  Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran, 1991
Salinity:	freshwater
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Found in Piyan gang (Dahuki river) near Sangrampunji in Sylhet, Mahananda river near Tetulia in Panchagar, Jabuneswari river near Badarganj in Rangpur, Kangsha and Someswari rivers in Netrokona, and Panchara in Cox's Bazar. Also Ref. 4833, 36654, 39989, 41236.
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/bg.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Rahman, A.K.A., 1989
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	Modified:  Torres, Armi G.	Entered:  Torres, Armi G.

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		(e.g. 9948)				(e.g. cephalopods)
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