Amblyceps waikhomi

Taxonavigation: Siluriformes
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis/Superclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Series: Otophysi Ordo: Siluriformes

Familia: Amblycipitidae
Genus: Amblyceps
Species: Amblyceps waikhomi

Name

Amblyceps waikhomi Darshan et al., 2016

Holotype: ZSI/APRC P-1125.
Paratypes: RGUMF 269 (c&s), 270 (c&s), 271 (2).

Type locality: India, Arunachal Pradesh, Namsai District, Nongkon stream at Nongkon village draining into Noa Dehing River (Brahmaputra basin), 27°36’05”N, 95°50’51”E.

Etymology: named after Waikhom Vishwanath, honouring his outstanding contribution to freshwater ichthyology in the Indian subcontinent.

References

Darshan, A., Kachari, A., Dutta, R., Ganguly, A. & Das, D.N. 2016. Amblyceps waikhomi, a New Species of Catfish (Siluriformes: Amblycipitidae) from the Brahmaputra Drainage of Arunachal Pradesh, India. PLoS ONE, 11(2): e0147283.DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0147283 Reference page.

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