Amblyceps accari

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Siluriformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Siluriformes

Familia: Amblycipitidae
Genus: Amblyceps
Species: Amblyceps accari

Name

Amblyceps accari Dahanukar, Raghavan, Ali & Britz, 2016

• Holotype: BNHS FWF 201.
• Paratype: WILD 15-PIS-249 .

Type locality: India: Karnataka, Kudremukh (13.206°N, 75.283°E, 788 m a.s.l.), Tunga River, Krishna River System.

Etymology: The specific epithet derives from accari (pronounced achchari), the Kannada word for ‘surprise’ highlighting the authors excitement over the discovery of a new Amblyceps species in the Western Ghats.

References

Primary references

• Dahanukar, N., Raghavan, R., Ali, A. & Britz, R. 2016. Amblyceps accari, a new species of torrent catfish (Teleostei: Amblycipitidae) from the Western Ghats of India. Zootaxa 4109(2): 218–226. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4109.2.6 Reference page.