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Amblyceps torrentis Linthoingambi & Vishwanath, 2008

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Amblyceps torrentis Linthoingambi & Vishwanath, 2008
Name authority
Linthoingambi & Vishwanath, 2008
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Siluriformes
Family
Amblycipitidae
Genus
Amblyceps
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. orderSiluriformes
  11. familyAmblycipitidae Day, 1873
  12. genusAmblyceps Blyth, 1858
  13. speciesAmblyceps torrentis Linthoingambi & Vishwanath, 2008

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Amblyceps. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Amblyceps apangi Nath & Dey, 1989AmblycipitidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Amblyceps caecutiens Blyth, 1858AmblycipitidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Amblyceps cerinum Ng & Wright, 2010AmblycipitidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Amblyceps laticeps (McClelland, 1842)AmblycipitidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Amblyceps murraystuarti Chaudhuri, 1919AmblycipitidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Amblyceps platycephalus Ng & Kottelat, 2000AmblycipitidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Amblyceps serratum Ng & Kottelat, 2000AmblycipitidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Amblyceps tenuispinis Blyth, 1860AmblycipitidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Amblyceps waikhomi Darshan, Kachari, Dutta, Ganguly & Das, 2016AmblycipitidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Amblyceps arunachalense Nath & Dey, 1989AmblycipitidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Amblyceps vayavy Vijayakrishnan, Thackeray & Shirke, 2026AmblycipitidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Amblyceps variegatum Ng & Kottelat, 2000AmblycipitidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 29 records assigned to Amblycipitidae.

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. Linthoingambi, I., & Vishwanath, W. (2008). Two new catfish species of the genus Ampblyceps from Manipur, India (Teleostei: Amblycipitidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat., 19. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:CLJ8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.