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Scientific Name: Amblyceps laticeps (McClelland, 1842)
English Name: Indian Torrent catfish
Local/Bangla Name: Chotto shingi (ছোট্ট শিংগি)
Photo: SCOT.CAT.COM
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Amblycipitidae
Description:
Body is depressed anteriorly, compressed posteriorly. It has depressed head. Shape of snout is rounded. 4 pairs of barbels are present. Color of body is yellowish brown. Base of caudal fin is dark. Other fins are yellow in color.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Found in river beds with huge boulder outcrops at the base of hills.
Environment:
Freshwater (Benthopelagic)
Other References:
Giri SS ed, 2017 Monographs on Threatened Freshwater Fishes of South Asia. SAARC Agriculture Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 305 p.
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