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Amblyceps mucronatum in Lao People's Dem. Rep.

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Amblyceps mucronatum   Ng & Kottelat, 2000
Family:	Amblycipitidae (Torrent catfishes)			picture () by ( not available )
Order:	Siluriformes  (catfish)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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Max. size:	7.3 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 37785)
Environment:	benthopelagic
Climate:	tropical
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Distribution:	Asia: Thailand (Ref. 37785) and Laos (Ref.43281).
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 1-1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-6; Anal soft rays: 13-15; Vertebrae: 40-40. Can be differentiated from all other Indochinese congeners (except for Amblyceps variegatum) in possessing posterior edge of adipose fin pointed; length of adipose fin base 25.6-33.5% SL; dorsal to adipose distance 12.1-21.6% SL; depth of caudal peduncle 13.2-15.9% SL; body depth at anus 12.8-15.1% SL; eyes small, dorsolaterally situated and subcutaneous, diameter 5.1-8% HL; vertebrae 20; and forked caudal fin. The species differs from A. variegatum in having a uniform brown body (versus body with mottled pattern of small irregular dark brownish-grey patches); longer adipose-fin base (versus 19.9-22.8) and a shorter dorsal to adipose distance (versus 23.8-26.7) and from A. foratum in having a deeper caudal peduncle (versus 10.1-13.5) (Ref. 37785). Caudal fin lobes somewhat rounded posteriorly, with the upper lobe longer than lower. Mouth and gape terminal with lower jaw slightly longer than upper and weakly projecting forwards; lips fleshy and slightly fimbriated, with well-developed rictal fold below anterior border of eye, consisting of large and membranous upper lobe joined at corner of mouth with lower lobe (Ref. 37785).
Biology:	Inhabits streams with moderate to swift current, among stones and gravel (Ref. 37785)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
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Main Ref:	Ng, H.H. and M. Kottelat. 2000. (Ref. 37785)
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Lao People's Dem. Rep. country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Presence in the country is expected. Inhabits streams with moderate to swift current, often with gravel to pebble bottom (Ref. 43281).
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/la.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Kottelat, M., 2001
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