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Amblycipitidae (Torrent catfishes)
Etymology: Liobagrus: Greek, leio = smooth + Mozarabic bagre, Greek, pagros = a kind of fish (Dentex sp.) (Ref. 45335); chenhaojuni: Name 'chenhaojuni' in honor of Mr. Hao-Jun Chen, who assisted in the field survey.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical
Asia: China.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 137453)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 5 - 6; Anal soft rays: 15 - 17. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: smooth posterior edge of the pectoral-fin spine present; upper jaw is longer than the lower jaw; maxillary barbels reach the middle of the pectoral fin; irregular blotches on the lateral body present; rounded caudal fin, with length ranges from 16.5% to 19.9% standard length; 9-41 post-Weberian vertebrae; the anal-fin rays range from 15 to 17 (Ref. 137453).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: flattened.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Chen, Z.-G., Y.-S. Guo, Y.-T. Dai, X.-C. Huang, J.-H. Huang, J. Jiang, S. Ouyang, A.-X. Wen and X.-P. Wu, 2024. A new species of Liobagrus Hilgendorf, 1878 (Teleostei, Siluriformes, Amblycipitidae) from the lower Changjiang River basin in southeast China. Zoosyst. Evol. 100(2):555-563. (Ref. 137453)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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