FAMILY Amblycipitidae Day, 1873 - torrent catfishes [=Amblycepinae] Notes: Amblycepinae Day, 1873:cclxvii [ref. 31917] (subfamily) Amblyceps [stem corrected to Amblycipit- by Jordan 1923a:148 [ref. 2421], confirmed by Smith 1945:375 [ref. 4056], by Nelson 1976:134 [ref. 32838] and by Kottelat 2013b:216 [ref. 32989]] GENUS Amblyceps Blyth, 1858 - torrent catfishes [=Amblyceps Blyth [E.], 1858:281, Branchiosteus Gill [T. N.], 1861:52] Notes: [ref. 476]. Neut. Amblyceps caecutiens Blyth, 1858. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Amblyceps Blyth, 1858 -- (Jayaram 1977:28 [ref. 7006] and Jayaram 1981:227 [ref. 6497] with type as Pimelodus mangois Hamilton, Kottelat 1985:271 [ref. 11441], Burgess 1989:108 [ref. 12860], Kottelat 1989:14 [ref. 13605], Rahman 1989:187 [ref. 24860], Chen & Lundberg 1995:794 [ref. 21890], Burgess & Finley 1996:165 [ref. 22901], de Pinna 1996:60 [ref. 24146], Ng & Kottelat 2000:335 [ref. 25076], Ataur Rahman 2003:207 [ref. 31338], Ng 2005:243 [ref. 28495], Jayaram 2006:151 [ref. 28762], Ferraris 2007:17 [ref. 29155], Wright & Ng 2008:37 [ref. 29729], Sullivan et al. 2008:58 [ref. 29732], Linthoingambi & Vishwanath 2008:167 [ref. 29876], Humtsoe & Bordoloi 2009:109 [ref. 30106], Ng & Wright 2009:369 [ref. 30203], Ng & Wright 2010:50 [ref. 31035], Ng 2010:271 [ref. 31110], Kottelat 2013:216 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Amblyceps Blyth, 1858. Amblycipitidae. (Branchiosteus) [ref. 1673]. Masc. Olyra laticeps McClelland, 1842. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Amblyceps Blyth, 1858 -- (Jayaram 2006:151 [ref. 28762] dated 1862, Ferraris 2007:17 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:216 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Amblyceps Blyth, 1858. Amblycipitidae. Species Amblyceps apangi Nath & Dey, 1989 - Dikrong torrent catfish (author) [=Amblyceps apangi Nath [P.] & Dey [S. C.], 1989:2, Fig. 2] Notes: [Journal Assam Scientific Society v. 32 (no. 1); ref. 27958] Dikrong River, Arunachal Pradesh, India. Current status: Valid as Amblyceps apangi Nath & Dey, 1989. Amblycipitidae. Distribution: Brahamputra River drainage, Arunachal Pradesh, India; Bhutan. Habitat: freshwater. Species Amblyceps arunchalensis Nath & Dey, 1989 - Arunachal torrent catfish (author) [=Amblyceps arunchalensis Nath [P.] & Dey [S. C.], 1989:3, Fig. 3, Amblyceps deyi Tamang [P.], 1993:7] Notes: [Journal Assam Scientific Society v. 32 (no. 1); ref. 27958] Dikrong River, Arunachal Pradesh, India. Current status: Valid as Amblyceps arunchalensis Nath & Dey, 1989. Amblycipitidae. Distribution: Brahmaputra River drianage, Arunachal Pradesh, India. Habitat: freshwater. (deyi) [A preliminary annotated list of fish expected to occur in Bhutanese river systems; ref. 20803] Current status: Synonym of Amblyceps arunachalensis Nath & Dey, 1989. Amblycipitidae. Species Amblyceps caecutiens Blyth, 1858 - Salween torrent catfish (author) [=Amblyceps caecutiens Blyth [E.], 1858:282, Amblyceps mucronatum Ng [H. H.] & Kottelat [M.], 2000:340, Fig. 6] Notes: [Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 27 (no. 3); ref. 476] Amphoe Khum Yuam, Tambon Muang Bon, Huai Nong Heng, Mae La Ka, 18°37'N, 97°55'E, Mae Son Province, Thailand. Current status: Valid as Amblyceps caecutiens Blyth, 1858. Amblycipitidae. Distribution: Bago River basin, Salween River drainage, Thailand and Myanmar. Habitat: freshwater. (mucronatum) [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 11 (no. 4); ref. 25076] Mekong River basin, Huang River tributary at 17°16'0.9"N, 101°08'29.2"E, Loei Province, Thailand. Current status: Synonym of Amblyceps caecutiens Blyth, 1858. Amblycipitidae. Distribution: Myanmar and Thailand (if valid). Habitat: freshwater. Species Amblyceps carinatum Ng, 2005 - Irrawaddy torrent catfish (author) [=Amblyceps carinatum Ng [H. H.], 2005:243, Figs. 1-2] Notes: [The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology v. 53 (no. 2); ref. 28495] Hillstreams at Tonpan village, on road from Myitkyina to Tanai, Irrawaddy drainage, Kachin State, Myanmar. Current status: Valid as Amblyceps carinatum Ng, 2005. Amblycipitidae. Distribution: Middle Irrawaddy River basin, Myanmar. Habitat: freshwater. Species Amblyceps cerinum Ng & Wright, 2010 - Shipra torrent catfish (author) [=Amblyceps cerinum Ng [H. H.] & Wright [J. J.], 2010:51, Figs. 1-2] Notes: [Zootaxa No. 2672; ref. 31035] Raidak I River at Shipra, just outside Buxa Tiger Reserve, ca. 8 kilometers toward Barobisha on Siliguri-Guwahati road, 26°31'12"N, 89°43'25"E, West Bengal, India. Current status: Valid as Amblyceps cerinum Ng & Wright, 2010. Amblycipitidae. Distribution: Brahmaputra River drainage, northern West Bengal, India. Habitat: freshwater. Species Amblyceps foratum Ng & Kottelat, 2000 - Sungai torrent catfish (author) [=Amblyceps foratum Ng [H. H.] & Kottelat [M.], 2000:338, Figs. 4] Notes: [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 11 (no. 4); ref. 25076] Sungai Brang just outside Sekayu Waterfall Park, 4°57'51"N, 102°57'46"E, Terengganu, Malaysia. Current status: Valid as Amblyceps foratum Ng & Kottelat, 2000. Amblycipitidae. Distribution: Malaysia. Habitat: freshwater. Species Amblyceps kurzii (Day, 1872) - Bago Yoma torrent catfish (author) [=Akysis kurzii Day [F.], 1872:703 [1]] Notes: [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1871 (pt 3); ref. 1079] Pegue [Pegu] Yoma [now Bago Yoma], Myanmar. Current status: Valid as Amblyceps kurzii (Day, 1872). Amblycipitidae. Distribution: Myanmar. Habitat: freshwater. Species Amblyceps laticeps (McClelland, 1842) - Khasi torrent catfish (author) [=Olyra laticeps McClelland [J.], 1842:588, Pl. 21 (fig. 2)] Notes: [Calcutta Journal of Natural History v. 2 (no. 8); ref. 2926] Kasyah Mts. [Khasi Hills], India. Current status: Valid as Amblyceps laticeps (McClelland, 1842). Amblycipitidae. Distribution: India and Bangladesh. Habitat: freshwater. Species Amblyceps macropterus Ng, 2001 - Hab River torrent catfish (author) [=Amblyceps macropterus Ng [H. H.], 2001:202, Fig. 1] Notes: [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 12 (no. 3); ref. 25641] Hab River at Hinidan, Las Bela District, Baluchistan Province, Pakistan. Current status: Valid as Amblyceps macropterus Ng, 2001. Amblycipitidae. Distribution: Pakistan. Habitat: freshwater. Species Amblyceps mangois (Hamilton, 1822) - Indian torrent catfish [=Pimelodus mangois Hamilton [F.], 1822:199, 379] Notes: [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Tanks of N. Behar, Kosi river, India. Current status: Valid as Amblyceps mangois (Hamilton, 1822). Amblycipitidae. Distribution: Nepal, India, Bhutang, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Pakistan. Habitat: freshwater. Species Amblyceps murraystuarti Chaudhuri, 1919 - Putao torrent catfish (author) [=Amblyceps murraystuarti Chaudhuri [B. L.], 1919:272, Pl. 22 (figs. 1, 1a-b)] Notes: [Records of the Indian Museum (Calcutta) v. 16 (pt 4); ref. 15208] Mountain stream, Putao Plains (formerly Hkamti Long), Upper Myanmar. Current status: Valid as Amblyceps murraystuarti Chaudhuri, 1919. Amblycipitidae. Distribution: Upper Irrawaddy River basin, Myanmar. Habitat: freshwater. Species Amblyceps platycephalus Ng & Kottelat, 2000 - flat-head torrent catfish (author) [=Amblyceps platycephalus Ng [H. H.] & Kottelat [M.], 2000:343, Fig. 8] Notes: [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 11 (no. 4); ref. 25076] Nam Mae Pai basin, Nam Mae Sa-Nga at Ban Yang Top Sole, immediately downstream of Nam Tok Pa Sua, 19°29'00"N, 97°57'50"E, Mae Hong Son Province, Thailand. Current status: Valid as Amblyceps platycephalus Ng & Kottelat, 2000. Amblycipitidae. Distribution: Salween River, Thailand. Habitat: freshwater. Species Amblyceps protentum Ng & Wright, 2009 - protentum torrent catfish (author) [=Amblyceps protentum Ng [H. H.] & Wright [J. J.], 2009:370, Fig. 1] Notes: [Copeia 2009 (no. 2); ref. 30203] Amphoe Khum Yuam, Tambon Muang Bon, Huai Nong Heng, Ma La Ka, 18°37'N, 97°55'E, Mae Hong Son Province, Thailand. Current status: Valid as Amblyceps protentum Ng & Wright, 2009. Amblycipitidae. Distribution: Salween River drainage, Thailand. Habitat: freshwater. Species Amblyceps serratum Ng & Kottelat, 2000 - Kaoh Han torrent catfish (author) [=Amblyceps serratum Ng [H. H.] & Kottelat [M.], 2000:344, Fig. 9] Notes: [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 11 (no. 4); ref. 25076] Shallow channel across southern end of Kaoh Han, 14 kilometers northeast of Stung Treng, 13°37'N, 106°03'E, Stung Treng Province, Cambodia. Current status: Valid as Amblyceps serratum Ng & Kottelat, 2000. Amblycipitidae. Distribution: Cambodia and Laos. Habitat: freshwater. Species Amblyceps tenuispinis Blyth, 1860 - Gola torrent catfish (author) [=Amblyceps tenuispinis Blyth [E.], 1860:153] Notes: [Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 29 (no. 2); ref. 477] Gola River in Kathgodam Nainital district, Uttarakhand, India, 29°16'N, 79°32'E. Current status: Valid as Amblyceps tenuispinis Blyth, 1860. Amblycipitidae. Distribution: Ganges-Brahaputra system, India. Habitat: freshwater. Species Amblyceps torrentis Linthoingambi & Vishwanath, 2008 - Laniye torrent catfish (author) [=Amblyceps torrentis Linthoingambi [I.] & Vishwanath [W.], 2008:168, Figs. 1-2a, 3] Notes: [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 19 (no. 2); ref. 29876] Laniye River, Chadwin drainage, Jessami village, Manipur-Nagaland state border, 25°38'20"N, 94°32'29"E, Ukhrul District, Manipur, India. Current status: Valid as Amblyceps torrentis Linthoingambi & Vishwanath, 2008. Amblycipitidae. Distribution: Chindwin River drainage, India. Habitat: freshwater. Species Amblyceps tuberculatum Linthoingambi & Vishwanath,