Amblyceps murraystuarti Chaudhuri, 1919

Family:  Amblycipitidae (Torrent catfishes)
Max. size:  12.83 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: Upper Irrawaddy River drainage in Myanmar.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 1-1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 4-4; Anal soft rays: 11-12; Vertebrae: 45-46. Distinguished from other members of the genus by having a truncate caudal fin and a very low adipose fin with an indistinct posterior margin (length of adipose fin base 29.5-38.5% SL; dorsal to adipose distance 25.0-32.8% SL) (Ref. 37785).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 02 December 2009 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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