Amblyceps crassioris,a new sisoroid catfish from Odisha,India (Siluriformes: Amblycipitidae) |
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Authors: | Balaji Vijayakrishnan Praveenraj Jayasimhan |
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Institution: | 1. A1101, Synchronicity CHS, Mumbai, India;2. Division of Fisheries Science, Indian Council of Agricultural Research–Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair, India |
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Abstract: | Amblyceps crassioris, a new species of amblycipitid catfish, is described from the Mahanadi River basin in Odisha, India. The new species can be distinguished from its congeners in having a combination of the following characters: a deeply forked caudal fin, centrally projecting hooks on proximal lepidotrichia of median caudal-fin rays absent, jaws equal in length, lateral line absent, body depth at anus 15.1%–19.5% standard length (SL), caudal peduncle depth 13.0%–18.3% SL, adipose-fin base length 21.1%–27.1% SL, eye diameter 7.35%–14.1% head length and 38 total vertebrae. |
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Keywords: | biogeography cryptic diversity Eastern Ghats Mahanadi River Sisoroidea |
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