Amblyceps mangois (Hamilton, 1822)

Sinha, Bikramjit, 2019, Ichthyofauna of Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh w. s. r. to Ranga River, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2) : -

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/142748
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scientific name	Amblyceps mangois (Hamilton, 1822)
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56. Amblyceps mangois (Hamilton, 1822) View in CoL

1822. Pimelodus mangois Hamilton, Fish Ganges , pp. 199, 379 (type locality: Dikrong River , Arunachal Pradesh, India) .

1842. Pimelodus indicus McClelland, Calcutta J. Nat. Hist. , 2 (8): 584.

Common Name(s): Indian torrent catfish

Local Name(s): Tayek (Nyishi)

Material examined: ZSI/ V / APFS / P-210 , 2 exs., 58.6 to 60 mm, Subansiri River, Tale WLS, Lower Subansiri district , Arunachal Pradesh, 11.iii.2003, P. T. Bhutia .

Distribution: INDIA: Arunachal Pradesh-Lower Subansiri, Papumpare, East Siang, Lower Dibang Valley, Lohit, Tirap, West Kameng; Along the foothills of Himalays from Punjab to Assam, Meghalaya, West Bengal, Krishna river system. Elsewhere: Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Combodia.

Habit and Habitat: Freshwater, benthopelagic. Inhabits fast flowing upland streams with rocks and boulders on the bottom.

Remarks: New record for the district.

IUCN Status: Least Concern