International Journal of Zoology (Jan 2023)

First Record of Catfish Amblyceps waikhomi (Darshan, Kachari, Dutta, Ganguly, and Das 2016) (Siluriformes: Amblycipitidae) for Nepal from the Singhiya River of Morang District, Eastern Nepal

  • Jash Hang Limbu,
  • Dipak Rajbanshi,
  • Bharat Raj Subba,
  • Asmit Subba,
  • Jin-Quan Yang,
  • Chenhong Li

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/3707208
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2023

Abstract

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In 2016, Amblyceps waikhomi from the Brahmaputra drainage of Arunachal Pradesh, India, was described. Based on morphometric and meristic characteristics, we report the first-ever sighting of A. waikhomi from the Singhiya River in Morang district. A deeper body depth at the anus sets the A. waikhomi apart from its congeners. The river systems of Nepal are home to two Amblycipitidae species, including this one.