New Amblyceps

[Silurus]

Ng, HH & JJ Wright, 2010. Amblyceps cerinum, a new catfish (Teleostei: Amblycipitidae) from northeastern India. Zootaxa 2672: 50–60.

Abstract

Amblyceps cerinum, a new South Asian amblycipitid catfish species, is described from the Brahmaputra River drainage in northern West Bengal, India. The new species can be distinguished from congeners in having a combination of upper jaw longer than lower, incomplete lateral line terminating beneath posterior insertion of dorsal fin, length of adipose-fin base 32.4–38.3% SL, caudal peduncle length 21.9–24.5% SL, caudal peduncle depth 9.2–11.2% SL, 41–44 post- Weberian vertebrae, posterior end of adipose fin separated from dorsal procurrent caudal-fin rays by distinct notch, and truncate caudal fin. The taxonomic status of A. tenuispinis is also discussed and a neotype designated for this species.

[Silurus]

Several notes here:

1. This is the species in the Cat-eLog now identified as A. apangi.

2. This is the third(?) new species from the 2004 Indian trip that Jools (and therefore Planet Catfish) had some direct involvement. Jools is dutifully acknowledged in the paper.

[lalramliana]

Hi HH, any chance of getting the paper??
lrl_zoo@yahoo.co.in

[Jools]

Jools is dutifully acknowledged in the paper.

All I did was get my feet wet and, later on, wear a head torch. So, it is very good of your to give me/us a mention.

Jools

[Shovelnose]

A copy if possible HH.

Thanks.

balaji.vijaykrishnan@gmail.com